Water Act 1973
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40 Short title, minor amendments, repeals and extent.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Water Act 1973. (2) The enactments specified in Schedule 8 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments, modifications and adaptations set out in that Schedule, being amendments, modifications and adaptations which are consequential on the foregoing provisions of this Act and minor amendments. (3) The enactments specified in Schedule 9 to this Act (which include enactments that were obsolete or unecessary before the passing of this Act) are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule. (4) The following provisions of this Act, that is to say— (a) section 4(5) to (8), so far as relating to the matters mentioned in section 4(5)(d) and (e); (b) section 9, so far as relating to any enactment which extends to Scotland; (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) paragraphs 43, and 93 of Schedule 8; (e) in Schedule 9, the repeals in the Water (Scotland) Act 1967; and (f) so much of this Act as relates to the interpretation or commencement of the foregoing provisions; extend to Scotland, but except as aforesaid this Act does not extend to Scotland. (5) This Act, except section 4(5) to (8), so far as relating to the matters mentioned in section 4(5)(d) and (e) . . . and so much of this Act as relates to the interpretation of those provisions, does not extend to Northern Ireland. (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 Short title, minor amendments, repeals and extent.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Water Act 1973. (2) The enactments specified in Schedule 8 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments, modifications and adaptations set out in that Schedule, being amendments, modifications and adaptations which are consequential on the foregoing provisions of this Act and minor amendments. (3) The enactments specified in Schedule 9 to this Act (which include enactments that were obsolete or unecessary before the passing of this Act) are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule. (4) The following provisions of this Act, that is to say— (a) section 4(5) to (8), so far as relating to the matters mentioned in section 4(5)(d) and (e); (b) section 9, so far as relating to any enactment which extends to Scotland; (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) paragraphs 43, and 93 of Schedule 8; (e) in Schedule 9, the repeals in the Water (Scotland) Act 1967; and (f) so much of this Act as relates to the interpretation or commencement of the foregoing provisions; extend to Scotland, but except as aforesaid this Act does not extend to Scotland. (5) This Act, except section 4(5) to (8), so far as relating to the matters mentioned in section 4(5)(d) and (e) . . . and so much of this Act as relates to the interpretation of those provisions, does not extend to Northern Ireland. (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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