7A

The provisions of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) will not apply if, or to the extent that, they have been superseded by the provisions of a charging scheme made under section 41 of the Environment Act 19959—

a

by the Environment Agency in respect of each scheme member whose registered office, or, where the scheme member does not have a registered office, the scheme member’s principal place of business, is in England or outside the United Kingdom;

b

by the Natural Resources Body for Wales in respect of each scheme member whose registered office, or, where the scheme member does not have a registered office, the scheme member’s principal place of business, is in Wales, and

c

by SEPA in respect of each scheme member whose registered office, or, where the scheme member does not have a registered office, the scheme member’s principal place of business, is in Scotland.