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Water Act 1983

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 54 Cited in Amendments 88 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1983 c. 23
(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified) , the following entries are inserted at the appropriate places—
    A regional water authority established in accordance with section 2 of the Water Act 1973
;
    The Welsh Water Authority
.(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) On such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, the functions of the National Water Council shall determine and all the property, rights and liabilities which immediately before the day so appointed were property, rights and liabilities of the Council shall, by virtue of this section, become property, rights and liabilities of the Secretary of State for the Environment.(2) On such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, the functions of the Water Space Amenity Commission shall determine.(3) This section has effect subject to Schedule 2 to this Act which makes further provision in relation to the Council and Commission, including provision for their dissolution.such of the property, rights and liabilities of the Council, orin the case of an order having effect after the day appointed under subsection (1) above, such of the property, rights and liabilites vested in him by virtue of that subsection,a water authority,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a regional or islands council,a river purification board, ora water development board.(1) Any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of the transfer of property, rights and liabilities effected by section 3 of this Act shall be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund.in discharging any liabilities to which he becomes subject by virtue of section 3 of this Act, orotherwise in connection with the dissolution of the National Water Council and Water Space Amenity Commission.(3) In subsection (2) above “net expenses” means the amount of the expenses in question reduced by the amount paid by the Secretary of State into the Consolidated Fund in accordance with subsection (1) above.(4) Any sums received by the Secretary of State by way of levy under subsection (2) above shall be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund.(1) The that, had the Act of 1977 not ceased to have effect, he would have been required to make adjustments under section 3(3) of that Act on making the next orders under sections 1 and 2, andthat it is expedient to make provision in lieu of those adjustments,in a case where the adjustment would have been by way of a reduction in the equalisation levy payable by, or an increase in the equalisation payment payable to, the undertaker, pay to that undertaker out of money provided by Parliament the appropriate amount, orin any other case, by order direct that undertaker to pay to him the appropriate amount.(4) In subsection (3) above “appropriate amount” means an amount equal to the adjustment which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, would have been required under section 3(3) in the case of the undertaker in question.(5) No order shall be made under subsection (3) above unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.(6) Any sums received by the Secretary of State under this section shall be paid by him into the Consolidated Fund.(1) Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order or regulations under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument which, except in the case of an order under section 3(1) or (2) , 8(3) or 11(5) of this Act or paragraphs 3(2) or 10(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.(2) Any order or regulations under this

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