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Table of Statutory Instruments |
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1 General characteristics of watercourses |
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Definitions of watercourses |
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Tidal and non-tidal watercourses |
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2 The sea and coastal waters |
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The marine and coastal access act 2009 |
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34 | (12) |
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46 | (27) |
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73 | (6) |
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Coast protection and sea defence |
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3 Natural rights of water |
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1 | (14) |
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Abstraction and diversion at common law |
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15 | (11) |
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Obstructions at common law |
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26 | (14) |
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Escape, overflow and discharge of water |
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40 | (11) |
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4 Acquired rights of water |
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Nature and characteristics of water easements |
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Specific easements of water |
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15 | (12) |
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Extinguishment of water easements |
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5 Artificial watercourses and underground water |
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Percolating underground water |
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6 Navigation on watercourses |
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Obstructions to navigation |
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25 | (17) |
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Riparian rights on navigable watercourses |
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42 | (8) |
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Conservancy and navigation authorities |
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The legal character of ferries |
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Rights and obligations of the owner of a ferry |
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8 Fisheries at common law |
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1 | (4) |
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5 | (12) |
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9 Water regulation and The Environment Agency |
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Background: The Water Act 1989 |
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10 Water resource management |
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General water resource management functions |
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4 | (11) |
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Restrictions on abstraction and impounding |
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15 | (14) |
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Applications for a licence |
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29 | (13) |
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Content and consequences of licences |
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42 | (16) |
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58 | (4) |
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62 | (12) |
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11 Water pollution and water quality |
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1 | (7) |
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Water quality classification and objectives |
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8 | (4) |
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12 | (5) |
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Environmental permitting and water pollution |
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17 | (31) |
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48 | (17) |
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Supplemental provisions on water pollution |
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65 | (2) |
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Water pollution under other legislation |
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12 Flood defence and flood risk management |
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Flood defence administration |
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7 | (43) |
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Regulatory and operational powers |
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50 | (34) |
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84 | (22) |
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Other flood defence provisions |
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13 Fisheries under statute |
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14 Nature conservation and the water environment |
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1 | (15) |
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International conservation obligations |
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16 | (8) |
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European Union conservation obligations |
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24 | (29) |
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53 | (17) |
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Protection of individual species |
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15 European Union water legislation |
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General principles and mechanisms of European Union law |
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1 | (20) |
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European Union water legislation |
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| Index |
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