Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation) (Code of Practice) Order 1989
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1989/1152 |
| Year | 1989 |
1989 No. 1152
WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation)
(Code of Practice) Order 1989
6thJuly 1989
7thJuly 1989
1stSeptember 1989
The Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in relation to water undertakers and sewerage undertakers, and acting jointly with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in relation to the National Rivers Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 10 of the Water Act 1989 (a) and acting prior to any transfer date appointed under section 4 of that Act, hereby make the following Order:-
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation) (Code of Practice) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.
Code of Practice
2. The Code of Practice on Conservation, Access and Recreation of which a copy was laid before each House of Parliament on 6th July 1989 and which was issued by the relevant Ministers (b)-
(a) to give practical guidance to the National Rivers Authority and to water undertakers and sewerage undertakers with respect to matters for the purposes of which sections 8 and 9 of the Water Act 1989 have effect; and(b) to promote what appear to them to be desirable practices by the Authority and such undertakers with respect to those matters,is hereby approved.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Howard |
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Minister of Water and Planning |
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6th July 1989 |
Department of the Environment |
Peter Walker |
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Secretary of State for Wales |
In Witness whereof the Official Seal Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 6th July 1989.
of the Minister of Agriculture, |
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John MacGregor |
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order approves the Code of Practice on Conservation, Access and Recreation which was laid before each House of Parliament on 6th July 1989.
The Code gives practical guidance to the National Rivers Authority and water and sewerage undertakers with respect to matters relating to their environmental and recreational duties under sections 8 and 9 of the Water Act 1989 and seeks to promote desirable practices in these...
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