Water Act 1989

49 The repeal by this Act of subsections (2) to (5) of section 22 of the [1968 c. 41.] Countryside Act 1968 and of subsections (1) and (3) of section 20 of the 1973 Act (powers with respect to recreation) shall not be construed as affecting the power—

(a) of the Authority; or

(b) of any water authority’s successor company or of any statutory water company,

to continue, subject to any transfer in accordance with a scheme under Schedule 2 to this Act of any rights or liabilities which have arisen or might arise under any of those subsections, to do anything on and after the transfer date, in accordance with any powers conferred by virtue of section 8 or 157 of this Act or otherwise by virtue of this Act, which a water authority or statutory water company were doing under any of those subsections immediately before the transfer date.