The Welsh Water Authority (Llwyn Isaf Boreholes) (Discharge) Order 1987

Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 107

WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Welsh Water Authority (Llwyn Isaf Boreholes) (Discharge) Order 1987

Made

23rd January 1987

Coming into Operation

9th February 1987

Whereas, pursuant to an application made by the Welsh Water Authority, it appears to the Secretary of State for Wales that it is appropriate to make an order under section 1 of the Water Resources Act 1971(1) with a view to facilitating the performance by the Welsh Water Authority of its obligations under the provisions of a licence granted and subsequently varied under the provisions of Part IV of the Water Resources Act 1963(2).

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Water Resources Act 1971 and now vested in him(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby orders as follows:—

Citation and Commencement

1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Welsh Water Authority (Llwyn Isaf Boreholes) (Discharge) Order 1987 and shall come into operation on 9th February 1987.

(2) This order shall be included among the enactments which may be cited together as the Welsh Water Authority Orders 1976 to 1987.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this order—

“the Authority” means the Welsh Water Authority;

“day” means a period of twenty-four hours;

“the discharge point” means a point on an unnamed watercourse which is a tributary of the Aberham being approximately 3.3 kilometres south-east of Denbigh in the Community of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghin-meirch in the District of Glyndwr in the County of Clwyd at reference point SJ 08246506; and

“the Llwyn Isaf Boreholes” mean the two boreholes maintained by the Authority at Llwyn Isaf, being approximately 3.3 kilometres south-east of Denbigh in the said Community of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch at reference point SJ 08196506.

(2) References in this order to reference points shall be construed as references to National Grid reference points.

Power to discharge water

3.  The Authority is, in fulfilment of its obligations in pursuance of Licence No. 24/66/38/G (Variation No.1) as for the time being in force, authorised to discharge water from the Llwyn Isaf boreholes at the discharge point at a rate not exceeding 720,000 gallons per day.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

L. E. Taylor,

A Director “B” Welsh Office

23rd January 1987.

(1)

1971 c. 34.

(2)

1963 c. 38.

(3)

By section 2(2) of the said 1971 Act the expression “the Minister” is to have the same meaning as in the Water Resources Act 1963; by section 135(1) of the said 1963 Act “the Minister” is to be construed in accordance with section 1 of that Act; section 1 of the 1963 Act was substituted by S.I. 1965/319 article 5 and Schedule 3 paragraph 2; the term “the Secretary of State” was further defined by S.I. 1970/1681 article 5(1) and Schedule 3 paragraph 9(1).