PART 4Miscellaneous
Existing licences for abstraction13
A licence to abstract water granted under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the 1991 Act M1 ceases to have effect to the extent that it authorises an activity falling within regulation 7 or 8.
Transitional provision regarding managed wetland systems14
1
Paragraph (2) applies where—
a
a person has, in the seven years prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, abstracted water from a managed wetland system for the sole purpose of the management, operation or maintenance of water levels or flows in that managed wetland system, and
2
The person may continue that abstraction in paragraph (1) until—
a
the date an application for such consent to that abstraction is determined by the appropriate agency, or
b
if no such application is submitted, 31st December 2019.