Welsh Statutory Instrument 2018 Wales

The Sustainable Drainage (Approval and Adoption Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2018

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7 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 2 journeys

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Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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s.004

Duty to consult before determining application for approval

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approving body must set 3-week response deadline for consultees Local authority
s.007

Release of non-performance bond where duty to adopt applies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approving body must release non-performance bond within 4 weeks of adoption notice or after completing drainage work Local authority
s.008

Registration and designation where duty to adopt applies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approving body must register drainage system and arrange designation Local authority
s.010

Release of non-performance bond where duty to adopt does not apply

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approving body must release non-performance bond or account for work done Local authority
s.012

Registration and designation following voluntary adoption

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Arrange registration and provisional designation within 4 weeks of voluntary adoption notification Local authority
s.015

Giving notice of statutory works and proposals for reconstruction work

  • Notify approving body before starting works that may affect sustainable drainage on public land
s.017

Statutory works to comply with the national standards

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Approving body must check drainage within 12 months Local authority
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s.001

Title and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Refusal to determine application for approval

s.005

Time limits for determining applications for approval

s.006

Notice of adoption decision

s.009

Single property exception

s.011

Notification of voluntary adoption

s.013

Meaning of “statutory undertaker”

s.014

Meaning of “statutory works”

s.016

Requirement to undertake remedial work

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