Article 4(2)
1. In direction 4(1) of the Security and Emergency Measures (Water and Sewerage Undertakers) Direction 1998, after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)The Natural Resources Body for Wales;”.
2. The Environment Agency (River Dee) (Limitation of Salmon and Sea Trout) Order 2004 is amended as follows.
3. In the title to the Order and in article 1, after “Environment Agency” insert “ and Natural Resources Body for Wales ”.E+W
4. In articles 5 and 9, for “Agency” substitute “ appropriate agency ”.E+W
5. The Environment Agency (Limitation of Net Fishing Licences) (Wales) Order 2009 is amended as follows.
6. In the title to the Order and in article 1(1), for “Environment Agency” substitute “ Natural Resources Body for Wales ”.E+W
7.—(1) Article 2 is amended as follows.E+W
(2) Omit the following definitions—
(a)“the Agency”;
(b)“the Agency's area”.
(3) At the end of the definition of “licence”, omit “and”.
(4) In the definition of “net licence officer”, for “Agency” and “Agency's”, in each place where they occur, substitute “ NRBW ” and “ NRBW's ” respectively.
(5) In the appropriate places insert the following definitions—
““the NRBW” means the Natural Resources Body for Wales;”;
““the NRBW's area” means the area in respect of which the NRBW carries out its functions relating to fisheries pursuant to section 6(7A) of the Environment Act 1995.”
8. In articles 3 and 4, for “Agency's” and “Agency”, in each place where they occur, substitute “ NRBW's ” and “ NRBW ” respectively.E+W
9. In article 5, for paragraph (1) substitute—E+W
“(1) Subject to article 8(2), all applications for licences for each year pursuant to this Order must be made to the NRBW not later than the 31st day of December in the previous year.”
10.—(1) Article 6 is amended as follows.E+W
(2) In paragraphs (1) and (3) to (6), for “Agency” and “Agency's”, in each place where they occur, substitute “ NRBW ” and “ NRBW's ” respectively.
(3) For paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) The NRBW must publish the criteria referred to in paragraph (1) of this article, and make them available for public inspection at its offices.”
11. In article 7(1), for “Agency's” and “Agency” substitute “ NRBW's ” and “ NRBW ” respectively.E+W
12.—(1) The Schedule is amended as follows.E+W
(2) In Part 1—
(a)omit column 3;
(b)in the entry relating to the Rivers Eastern and Western Cleddau, for “Agency” substitute “ NRBW ”.
(3) In Part 2, omit column 3.