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Water Resources Act 1963

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Contents: 68 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  3. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  4. 3
  5. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  6. 16
  7. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  8. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  9. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  10. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  11. 21
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  13. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  14. 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  15. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  16. 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  17. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  18. 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  19. 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  20. 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  21. 71
  22. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  23. 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  24. 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  25. 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  26. 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  27. 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  28. 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  29. 79 Byelaws for protection of water resources.
  30. 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  31. 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  32. 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  33. 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  34. 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  35. 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  36. 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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  38. 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  39. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  40. 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  41. 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  42. 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  43. 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  44. 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  45. 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  46. 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  47. 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  48. 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  49. 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  50. 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  51. 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  52. 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  53. 126
  54. 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  55. 128
  56. 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  57. 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  58. 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  59. 133 Repeal, amendment and adaptation of local enactments.
  60. 134 Regulations and orders.
  61. 135 Interpretation.
  62. 136 Amendments and repeals.
  63. 137 Short title and extent.
  64. SCHEDULES 1—6
  65. SCHEDULE 7 . . .
  66. SCHEDULES 8, 9 . . .
  67. SCHEDULE 10 . . .
  68. SCHEDULES 11—14

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126

(1)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Without prejudice to the last preceding subsection, the provisions of this Act relating to the new functions of water authorities shall not apply to so much of any inland waters as— (a) is part of the River Tweed, or (b) is part of the River Esk or of the river Sark or of any tributary stream of the River Esk or River Sark at a point where either of the banks of either of those rivers or of any such tributary stream is in Scotland. (4) In this section “the River Tweed” means the “the river” as defined by the Tweed Fisheries Amendment Act 1859 and any byelaw amending that defination.

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133 Repeal, amendment and adaptation of local enactments.

(1) If it appears to the Minister that any local enactment passed or made before the second appointed day is inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act, or with anything done in the performance of any functions under this Act, or requires to be amended or adapted, having regard to any of the provisions of this Act or to anything done in the performance of any of those functions, he may by order repeal, amend or adapt that enactment to such extent, or in such manner, as he considers appropriate. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Any order under this section may include such transitional, incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as the Minister or Ministers may consider necessary or expedient. (4) The provisions of this section shall have effect without prejudice to the exercise of any other power to repeal, amend or adapt local enactments which is conferred by any other enactment, including any enactment contained in this Act.

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134 Regulations and orders.

(1),(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Any power conferred by this Act to make an order shall include power to vary or revoke the order by a subsequent order. (4) Any power to make orders under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument: . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) Any statutory instrument containing— (a), (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) an order under the last preceding section, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament: . . .

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135 Interpretation.

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “local enactment” means a local or private Act, a public general Act relating to London, an order or scheme made under an Act or confirmed by Parliament or brought into operation in accordance with special parliamentary procedure, or an enactment in a public general Act amending a local or private Act or any such order or scheme; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “performance”, in relation to functions, includes the exercise of powers as well as the performance of duties, and “perform” shall be construed accordingly; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “repeal”, in relation to a local enactment not contained in an Act, means revoke; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2),(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5)—(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

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136 Amendments and repeals.

(1)—(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) The repeal of the enactments specified in Part II of Schedule 14 to this Act— (a) shall not affect the operation of any statutory provision made or issued by virtue of any of those enactments before the end of the initial period, whether before or after the passing of this Act, and (b) shall not prevent the making or issuing of any such statutory provision in pursuance of an application made to a Minister before the end of that period, whether before or after the passing of this Act, or otherwise affect any proceedings in consequence of such an application. (5), (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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137 Short title and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Water Resources Act 1963. (2) This Act, except— (a) sections . . . and 126 thereof . . . , and (b) any provision of this Act in so far as it affects the operation of the enactments mentioned in section 126 (1) of this Act in accordance with that subsection or in so far as it affects the operation of the Border Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1951, shall not extend to Scotland. (3) This Act . . . shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

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SCHEDULES 1—6

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SCHEDULES 11—14

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