171.—(1) Section 27 is amended as follows.E+W
(2) In subsection (1), in the definition of “authorised person”, for paragraph (d) substitute—
“(d)any person authorised in writing by—
(i)the Environment Agency, in relation to anything done in England;
(ii)the Natural Resources Body for Wales, in relation to anything done in Wales; or
(iii)a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker,”.
(3) In subsection (3A), for “the Countryside Council for Wales” substitute “ the Natural Resources Body for Wales ”.