WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 992I
Continuation of authority and grant of water licence to replace authority
WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 992I
Continuation of authority and grant of water licence to replace authority
992I Continuation of authority and grant of water licence to replace authority
(1) The authority to take or interfere with the water continues under the
special agreement Act until a water licence is granted under this section to
replace the authority.
(2) However, the relevant company may take or
interfere with the water after the commencement of this section only under a
water licence granted under this section to replace all or a part of the
authority.
(3) The relevant company may give the chief executive a notice
stating the company proposes to—
(a) take or interfere with the water in
relation to all or a part of the authority; and
(b) obtain a water licence
under this section to replace all or the part of the authority.
(5) If a relevant company gives
the chief executive a notice under subsection (3) , the chief executive must,
within 30 business days after receiving the notice, grant the company a water
licence to replace all or the part of the authority to which the notice
relates.
(6) The water licence may be granted—
(a) with or without
conditions; and
(b) without the need for an application under section 206.
(7) A condition of the water licence must not be inconsistent with—
(b) an environmental
impact statement, or any report or study prepared in support of the
environmental impact statement, that deals with taking or interfering with
water in the Wenlock Basin, to the extent the environmental impact statement,
report or study is not inconsistent with the specified conditions mentioned in
paragraph (a) .
(8) If the chief executive grants a water licence under this
section, the chief executive must, within 30 business days, give the
relevant company—
(a) the water licence in the approved form; and
(b) an
information notice about the grant.
(9) A water licence granted under this
section is taken to be a water licence for this Act.