UK Act of Parliament
1989
United Kingdom
Water Act 1989
At a glance
What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 168 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
In section 25(1) of the Local Government Act 1974 (authorities...
In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part...
(1) Each of the water authorities shall make a scheme...
(1) Where a scheme under this Schedule for the division...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may contain supplemental, consequential...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may provide for the...
In the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, in Schedule 2 (departments...
In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part...
In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in Part...
(1) This Schedule shall apply in each of the cases...
(1) The existing appointee, acting with the consent of the...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule for the transfer of...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may contain supplemental, consequential...
(1) A scheme under this Schedule may provide for the...
(1) The Secretary of State may, if he thinks it...
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(1) In subsection (1) of section 18 of the Building...
In section 60(4) of the said Act of 1984 (notice...
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule and...
In section 26(11) of the 1976 Act (records to be...
In section 27(2) of the 1976 Act (power of Minister...
(1) In subsection (1) of section 28 of the 1976...
(1) In section 29 of the 1976 Act (structures in,...
(1) For subsection (1) of section 32 of the 1976...
(1) For subsection (1) of section 34 of the 1976...
In section 36(1) of the 1976 Act (power of water...
In section 37(1) of the 1976 Act (power of internal...
In section 45(3) of the 1976 Act (definitions for the...
In section 46(6) of the 1976 Act (aggregate amount for...
(1) In subsection (2)(a) of section 4 of the 1976...
In section 48(2) of the 1976 Act (raising of general...
In section 49(3) of the 1976 Act (application of order...
(1) In subsection (1) of section 50 of the 1976...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 51 of the 1976...
(1) In subsection (3) of section 54 of the 1976...
(1) In subsection (1) of section 59 of the 1976...
Section 62 of the 1976 Act (power to make water...
In section 64(1) of the 1976 Act (assessment of drainage...
(1) In each of subsections (1) and (4) of section...
In section 88(1) of the 1976 Act (power of drainage...
For subsection (6) of section 5 of the 1976 Act...
(1) In subsection (1) of section 89 of the 1976...
In paragraph (a) of section 90(6) of the 1976 Act...
In section 93(3) of the 1976 Act (notice of application...
In section 94(3)(d) of the 1976 Act (compensation for loss...
In section 100(1) of the 1976 Act (schemes for drainage...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 109 of the 1976...
In section 110(1)(c) of the 1976 Act (apportionment of expenses...
In section 112(2) of the 1976 Act (protection of certain...
In section 116(1) of the 1976 Act (general interpretation)—
(1) Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act (members and proceedings...
(1) Section 9 of the 1976 Act (main river maps)...
(1) In paragraph (b) of the proviso to paragraph 3...
In Schedule 4 to the 1976 Act (byelaws made by...
(1) Section 17 of the 1976 Act (general drainage powers)...
(1) In subsection (1) of section 21 of the 1976...
In section 22 of the 1976 Act (arrangements with other...
In section 23(2) of the 1976 Act (arrangements with certain...
(1) In subsection (2) of section 24 of the 1976...
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule and...
(1) If it appears to the Minister or the Secretary...
(1) In the Diseases of Fish Act 1937, the words...
In section 64 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation)...
(1) The provisions of section 1 of the Sea Fisheries...
In section 18(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967...
(1) The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 shall be...
In section 9(1)(d) of the Diseases of Fish Act 1983...
(1) In section 37(3) of the Salmon Act 1986 (byelaws...
In the Water (Scotland) Act 1980, after section 76, there...
The Control of Pollution Act 1974 as it applies to...
In subsection (4) of section 4 (meaning of “land”), for...
In subsection (9) of section 11, for the words “relevant...
For sections 31 to 42 there shall be substituted the...
For sections 46 to 51 there shall be substituted the...
For sections 53 to 56 there shall be substituted the...
In subsection (1) of section 104 (orders and regulations), for...
After Schedule 1 there shall be inserted the following Schedule—...
(1) Each of the following, that is to say—
(1) In section 2 of the Coast Protection Act 1949...
In section 28 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949...
(1) In section 20(2) of the National Parks and Access...
The Border Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1951 shall cease...
In section 20(4) of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection...
In section 18(6) and section 19(3) of the Rivers (Prevention...
Subsections (1)(a) and (2) of section 74 of the Finance...
(1) In section 2(2) of the Town Development Act 1952...
Section 6(2) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953...
In section 22A of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act...
(1) In section 1(3)(a) of the Manoeuvres Act 1958 (notice...
Subsection (5) of section 35 of the Finance Act 1958...
(1) In section 7 of the Opencast Coal Act 1958...
In paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Public Bodies...
(1) In section 11(4)(a) of the Trustee Investments Act 1961...
(1) Nothing in the Public Health Act 1875 (Support of...
(1) In section 37 of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 (fire...
(1) . . . . . . . . ....
(1) In section 8(5) of the Gas Act 1965 (liability...
In section 3(3) of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (service...
In section 50(3) of the Agriculture Act 1967 (bodies which...
In section 28(5) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (retention...
(1) In section 8(4) of the Countryside Act 1968 (local...
(1) In section 109 of the Transport Act 1968 (powers...
In section 7(1A) of the Post Office Act 1969 (power...
In section 16 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897...
(1) In section 98 of the Agriculture Act 1970 (extent...
(1) In section 223(2) of the Local Government Act 1972...
(1) In section 44(2) of the Land Compensation Act 1973...
(1) . . . . . . . . ....
In section 28 of the Health and Safety at Work...
In section 174(3)(a) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (exceptions...
(1) In section 2(3)(a) of the Control of Pollution Act...
In section 1(4)(a) of the Reservoirs Act 1975 (meaning of...
In section 227 of the Public Health Act 1936 (power...
Paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 1 to the Coal Industry Act...
In section 27(1) of the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975...
In section 1(1)(a) of the Local Land Charges Act 1975...
In section 41(1)(a) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976...
In section 34(1) of the Development of Rural Wales Act...
(1) Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (definitions of...
In section 29(1)(f) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978...
In section 10(3)(a) of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (exceptions...
In section 61(2) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas...
(1) For paragraph (c) of section 11(3) of the Competition...
(1) In section 31 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980...
(1) In section 4 of the Local Government, Planning and...
(1) After subsection (4) of section 21 of the Highways...
(1) In section 5(5)(a) of the New Towns Act 1981...
In section 8(1)(a)(iii) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981...
(1) In section 27(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act...
(1) In section 46(2)(d) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982...
(1) In section 98 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (use...
In paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the Road Traffic...
(1) In section 25 of the Building Act 1984 (provision...
(1) . . . . . . . . ....
(1) In section 573(1) of the Housing Act 1985 (meaning...
In Part II of Schedule 3 to the Agricultural Holdings...
In section 74 of the Airports Act 1986 (restriction on...
In section 42 of the Gas Act 1986 (general restrictions...
(1) In each of sections 233(3)(c) and 372(4)(c) of the...
(1) In section 3(3) of the Local Government Act 1988...
In section 17(1) of the Requisitioned Land and War Works...
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(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, references...
(1) Notwithstanding the repeals made by this Act, any regulations...
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(1) This paragraph applies to any arrangements between a water...
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Subject to any transfer of property, rights or liabilities in...
(1) The repeal by this Act of section 27 of...
(1) Any directions given before the transfer date by a...
(1) Nothing in this Act shall prevent the completion on...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, where any arrangements for...
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, any...
(1) Where— (a) any compulsory purchase order made by virtue...
Where immediately before the transfer date a local authority keep...
The repeal by this Act of subsections (2) to (5)...
(1) Any agreement made or having effect as if made...
Where any arrangements made by virtue of section 7 of...
The repeal by this Act of paragraph 36 of Schedule...
The repeals made by this Act shall not affect the...
(1) Where any order made under the 1945 Act has...
The repeal by this Act of paragraphs 6 and 10...
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Nothing in this Act or in any scheme under Schedule...
Where any period of time— (a) is specified in any...
(1) Where— (a) any water authority have, at any time...
Government financial assistance for companies wholly owned by the Crown.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must prepare and send annual accounts of loans and repayments Crown / Minister / Government department
Government guarantees.
- Repay sums and interest if government guarantee is called
Browse 43 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
The National Rivers Authority.
Transfer of the water authorities’ functions etc.
The Director General of Water Services.
Customer service committees.
Appointment of undertakers.
Procedure for replacement appointments.
Special administration orders in relation to water or sewerage undertakers.
Transfer of principal sewerage functions.
Allocation of cross boundary sewers.
Initial Government holdings.
Transfer of successor company liabilities to holding companies.
Conversion of certain loans.
Government investment in securities of the nominated holding companies.
Exercise of functions through nominees.
Target investment limit for Government shareholding.
Responsibility for listing particulars of nominated holding companies.
Statutory accounts of the group.
Temporary restrictions on borrowings etc. by the group.
Reserves of the successor companies.
Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961 in relation to investment in the nominated holding companies.
Tax provisions.
Interpretation of Chapter V.
Flood defence functions of the Authority.
Establishment of regional flood defence committees.
Local flood defence schemes and local flood defence committees.
Functions of the Authority in relation to fisheries.
Navigation, conservancy and harbour authority functions.
Water quality in Scotland.
Control of water pollution in Scotland.
Indemnities in respect of fluoridation.
Payments to existing pension fund.
General restrictions on disclosure of information.
Making of false statements etc.
Offences by bodies corporate.
General financial provisions.
Powers to make regulations.
Interpretation of references to the service of documents.
General interpretation.
Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.
Local statutory provisions: consequential amendments etc.
Application to Crown land etc.
Application to Isles of Scilly.
Short title, commencement and extent.
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