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Water Act 1981

1981 CHAPTER 12 cross-notes I1

An Act to provide for increasing the borrowing powers of the British Waterways Board and to make further provision relating to water supply.

[15th April 1981]

1 Increased borrowing powers of British Waterways Board. cross-notes

(1) For paragraph (iv) of subsection (3) of section 19 of the Transport Act 1962 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“ (iv) for the British Waterways Board £25 million or such greater sum not exceeding £35 million as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument specify. ”

(2) After the said subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“ (3A) An order made under paragraph (iv) of subsection (3) above shall be made by statutory instrument, and no such order shall be made unless a draft of the order has been approved by resolution of the House of Commons. ”

(3) M1 Section 3 of the Transport (Financial Provisions) Act 1977 is hereby repealed.

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F3 7 Short title and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Water Act 1981.

(2) Section 1 of this Act extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland but otherwise this Act extends to England and Wales only.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Water Act 1981.
Water Act 1981 (1981/12)
Version from: 1 February 1991

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in force Provision is in force
in force* In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
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footnote commentary transitional and savings in force status related provisions geo extent insert/omit source count in force adj
C1 The base date version of this Act is as revised to 1.12.1991 and takes into account the effects (if any) on it of consolidating legislation which came into force at that date
C2 The text of s. 1 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
F1 Ss. 2–4 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130) , s. 190 , Sch. 27 Pt. I (with ss. 58(7) , 101(1) , 141(6) , 160(1)(2)(4) , 163 , 189(4)–(10) , 193(1) , Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2) , 17 , 40(4) , 41(1) , 57(6) , 58 ) this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary. repealed
F2 S. 5 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15) , Sch. 7 repealed
F3 S. 6 repealed by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130) , s. 3 , Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 2 , Sch. 2 paras. 10 , 14(1) , 15 ) this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary. repealed
I1 Act wholly in force at Royal Assent
M1 1977 c. 20 .
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