Amendment of regulation 20 (enforcement)17
1
Regulation 20 is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1), for “The” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), each”.
3
In paragraph (2)—
a
in sub-paragraph (b), for “to be discharged by the Welsh Ministers and not by another” substitute “only to be discharged by a specific”;
b
in sub-paragraph (c), for the words from “that the duty” to the end substitute “SEPA or a local authority that the duty in paragraph (1) is, or is not, to be discharged by it”;
c
in sub-paragraph (d), for “the Department of the Environment”, in both places it occurs, substitute “the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs”.
4
After paragraph (2) insert—
2A
An enforcing authority must comply with a direction given to it under paragraph (2).
2B
A direction given under paragraph (2) may be revoked or modified by a further direction given under that paragraph.
5
Omit paragraph (3).