66 Inland waters owned or managed by [F1Canal & River Trust].E+W
(1)This section applies to all inland waters owned or managed by [F2Canal & River Trust], except any such inland waters to which the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument direct that this section shall not apply.
(2)In respect of abstraction from any inland waters to which this section applies—
F3(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)no person other than [F4Canal & River Trust] shall be entitled to apply for a licence under this Chapter;
(c)in relation to any application by [F5Canal & River Trust] for a licence under this Chapter—
(i)section 35 above shall not apply; and
(ii)section 37 above shall apply as if [F6paragraphs (b) and (c), and the succeeding words, of subsection (3) of that section were omitted.]
(3)Before making an order under subsection (1) above, the Secretary of State shall consult [F7Canal & River Trust] and the [F8appropriate agency].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 66 heading substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(2) (with arts. 4-6)
F2Words in s. 66(1) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(3)(a) (with arts. 4-6)
F3S. 66(2)(a) repealed (1.4.2006) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), s. 105(3), Sch. 7 para. 7, Sch. 9 Pt. 3; S.I. 2006/984, art. 2(s)(i)
F4Words in s. 66(2)(b) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(3)(b) (with arts. 4-6)
F5Words in s. 66(2)(c) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(3)(b) (with arts. 4-6)
F6Words in s. 66(2)(c)(ii) substituted (1.4.2006) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 14(3)(d), 105(3); S.I. 2006/984, art. 2(i) (with Sch. paras. 1, 2)
F7Words in s. 66(3) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 11(3)(b) (with arts. 4-6)
F8Words in s. 66(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 270(l) (with Sch. 7)