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The Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

74 (1) In section 573(1) of the Housing Act 1985 (meaning of “public sector authority”), for the words “a water authority” there shall be substituted the words “the National Rivers Authority”.

(2) In paragraph 4(6) of Schedule 8 to that Act (calculation of rent in relation to shared ownership leases), for the words from “for services” onwards there shall be substituted the words “in respect of any services provided by a water undertaker or sewerage undertaker in the course of the carrying out of its functions”.

(3) In item 2 of Part II of Schedule 14 to that Act (debits to the Housing Revenue Account of amounts equal to rents, rates etc.), for the words “water rates or charges” there shall be substituted the words “charges for the supply of water or for the provision of sewerage services”.

The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5)

75 In Part II of Schedule 3 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986—

(a) in paragraph 9 (provisions applicable to Case C—failure to farm in accordance with rules of good husbandry), after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(3) In determining whether to grant a certificate under this paragraph, the Tribunal shall disregard any practice adopted by the tenant in compliance with any obligation accepted by or imposed on the tenant under section 112 of the Water Act 1989.”;

and

(b) in each of paragraphs 10 and 11 (provisions applicable to Cases D and E), after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(3) For the purposes of that Case compliance with any obligation accepted by or imposed on the tenant under section 112 of the Water Act 1989 shall not be capable of constituting a breach by the tenant of the terms or conditions of his tenancy.”

The Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)

76 In section 74 of the Airports Act 1986 (restriction on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (2)(a), after the words “Director General of Fair Trading” there shall be inserted the words “the Director General of Water Services”; and

(b) in subsection (3), after paragraph (j) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(k) the Water Act 1989.”

The Gas Act 1986 (c. 44)

77 In section 42 of the Gas Act 1986 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (2)(b), after the words “Director General of Fair Trading” there shall be inserted the words “the Director General of Water Services”; and

(b) in subsection (3), after paragraph (k) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(l) the Water Act 1989.”

The Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)

78 (1) In each of sections 233(3)(c) and 372(4)(c) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (supplies of gas, water etc. in a case of insolvency), for the words “statutory water undertakers” there shall be substituted the words “a water undertaker”.

(2) In section 413(2) of that Act (consultation with the Insolvency Rules Committee), at the end there shall be inserted the words “other than rules which contain a statement that the only provision made by the rules is provision applying rules made under section 411, with or without modifications, for the purposes of provision made by section 23 or 24 of or Schedule 6 to the Water Act 1989.”

The Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)

79 (1) In section 3(3) of the Local Government Act 1988 (qualification of definition of works contract for the purposes of Part I of that Act), for the words “water authority” there shall be substituted the words “sewerage undertaker”.

(2) In section 25(2) of that Act (assistance not requiring consent), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) the assistance or benefit is provided in consequence of, or in connection with, the making by the authority, or by persons who include the authority, of a requirement under section 40 or 71 of the Water Act 1989 for the provision of a water main or public sewer;”.

The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)

80 (1) Section 74 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (power to issue levies) shall have effect as if the Authority were a levying body, within the meaning of that section, for the purposes of its functions by virtue of Chapter III of Part III of this Act (including all its functions under the [1976 c. 70.] Land Drainage Act 1976).

(2) The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 119 of the said Act of 1988 (statutory references to rating), his power by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above to make regulations under section 74(2) of that Act and his power to make an order under section 147 of that Act (power to make supplementary provision) shall each include power to make such modifications of any provision of this Act relating to the said functions, or of any enactment amended by any such provision, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purposes for which those powers are conferred.

(3) In paragraph 10(1)(b) of Schedule 5 to that Act (exemption for hereditaments subject to contributions under paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 3 to the [1975 c. 51.] Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975), for the words from “paragraph 1(a)” onwards there shall be substituted the words “section 28(3)(a) of that Act.”