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9Power to provide for further exemptionsE+W
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After section 33 of the WRA there is inserted—
“33APower to provide for further exemptions
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for further cases in which—
(a)the restriction on abstraction (and, in the case of abstractions from underground strata, the other restrictions imposed by section 24 above); or
(b)the restriction on impounding works,
shall not apply; and in this section such a case is referred to as an “exemption”.
(2)The regulations may, in particular, make provision, in relation to an exemption—
(a)for the exemption to apply only for a prescribed period;
(b)for the exemption not to apply unless prescribed conditions are satisfied, or continue to be satisfied;
(c)for the Agency to be notified, or its consent obtained—
(i)before any particular abstraction operation or series of such operations begins; or
(ii)in connection with such an operation or series of operations relating to the abstraction of water in underground strata, before any other thing which is mentioned in section 24(2) above is done; or
(iii)before any impounding works are constructed or altered,
in reliance on the exemption.
(3)The regulations may provide for an exemption to apply generally or to relate to—
(a)a prescribed geographical area;
(b)a prescribed source of supply (in the case of an exemption from the restriction on abstraction or the other restrictions imposed by section 24 above); or
(c)prescribed inland waters (in the case of an exemption from the restriction on impounding works).
(4)Subject to subsection (5) below, if regulations under this section provide for an exemption falling within subsection (1)(a) above, the regulations shall—
(a)if appropriate, make provision for the exemption not to permit a person who is authorised by a licence under this Chapter to carry on an abstraction operation (or series of operations) to carry it on beyond the authorisation conferred by the licence; and
(b)make provision as to whether or not, in relation to any abstraction, the exemption provided for by the regulations is to be counted cumulatively with any other exemption which a person has by virtue of this section or section 27 above.
(5)The regulations may make provision for a licence granted under this Chapter and which is for the time being in force to cease to have effect, or to cease to have effect to the extent specified in the regulations, if it authorises an activity which falls to any extent within the exemption provided for by the regulations.”
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