12.—(1) For the purposes of section 109 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (structures in, over or under watercourses) as applying to the construction of any specified work, any approval given or deemed to be given by the Agency under this Schedule with respect to such construction shall be deemed also to constitute a consent under that section.E+W+S
(2) Section 23 of the Land Drainage Act 1991(1) (prohibition on obstructions, etc. in watercourses) and any byelaws made under that Act or under the Water Resources Act 1991 shall not apply to anything done under or in pursuance of this Order.
(3) Subject to sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) and except as otherwise provided by this Schedule, nothing in this Order shall prejudice or affect in their application to the Agency the powers, rights, jurisdictions and obligations conferred, arising or imposed under the Land Drainage Act 1991, the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975(2), the Water Resources Act 1991 or any other enactment, byelaw or regulation relating to the Agency.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 10 para. 12 in force at 16.5.2008, see art. 1