38.—(1) Schedule 3 is amended as follows.E+W
(2) In paragraph 4—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “apply” to “for a” substitute “ apply to the appropriate agency for a ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “made” to “shall” substitute “ made, the appropriate agency shall ”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “of the” to “statutory” substitute “ of the appropriate agency, a statutory ”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (4), for the words before “shall” substitute “ On issuing the certificate, the appropriate agency ”.
(3) In paragraph 5—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for the words before “has issued” substitute “ Where the appropriate agency ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (3), for the words from “and to the” to “an” substitute “ and to the appropriate agency an ”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (4)—
(i)for the words from “made” to “for a” substitute “ made to the appropriate agency for a ”;
(ii)for the words from “applicant” to “end” substitute “ applicant and the appropriate agency, at the end ”;
(iii)for the words from “issued by” to “accordance” substitute “ issued by the appropriate agency in accordance ”;
(iv)for the words from “as if” to “had issued” substitute “ as if the appropriate agency had issued ”.
(4) In paragraph 6, for the words from “paragraph 5” to “or as” substitute “ paragraph 5 of this Schedule, the appropriate agency or as ”.
(5) After paragraph 8 insert—
“8A In this Schedule, “the appropriate agency” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
(b)in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales.”