375.—(1) Section 56(1) is amended as follows.E+W
(2) In the appropriate places insert the following definitions—
““appropriate agency” means the Agency or the Natural Resources Body for Wales;”;
““the appropriate national authority” means—
(a)in relation to the Agency, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to the Natural Resources Body for Wales, the Welsh Ministers;”.
(3) In the following definitions, for “the Agency”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “ an appropriate agency ”
(a)the definition of “environmental licence” which applies in relation to the Agency; and
(b)the definition of “flood defence functions”.