88 Water abstraction: no compensation for certain licence modifications
Environment Act 2021 (2021 c 30) | Legislation

Abstraction

88  Water abstraction: no compensation for certain licence modifications

(1)     In the Water Resources Act 1991, after section 61 insert—

“61ZA No compensation where modification to protect environment: England

(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a relevant licence is revoked or varied on or after 1 January 2028 in pursuance of a direction under section 54 or 56, and

(b)     the ground for revoking or varying the licence is that the Secretary of State is satisfied the revocation or variation is necessary—

(i)     having regard to a relevant environmental objective, or

(ii)     to otherwise protect the water environment from damage.

(2)     A “relevant licence” is a licence to abstract water that—

(a)     is to abstract water in England only, and

(b)

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