SCHEDULE 4UK STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

Drought Orders (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1984

20.—(1) Rule 3 of the Drought Orders (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1984(1) is amended as follows.

(2) After the definition of “appointed person” insert—

“appropriate agency” means—

(a)

the Environment Agency, in relation to England;

(b)

the Natural Resources Body for Wales, in relation to Wales;.

(3) In the definition of “the authority”, for the words from “means” to “or” substitute “means the appropriate agency or”.

(1)

S.I. 1984/999 as modified by Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), section 120(1), Schedule 22, paragraph 233(1), and S.I. 2000/253.