194 Short title, commencement and extent

194  Short title, commencement and extent

(1)     This Act may be cited as the Water Act 1989.

(2)     This section, so much of this Act as confers any power to make subordinate legislation or makes provision with respect to the exercise of any such power and sections 29 and 30 above shall come into force on the passing of this Act.

(3)     The following provisions of this Act, except in so far as they are already in force in accordance with subsection (2) above, shall come into force on the transfer date, namely—

(a)     sections 15 to 28 (including Schedules 5 and 6), section 31 and sections 33 to 36;

(b)     Chapters II to V of Part II, except section 79;

(c)     section 97;

(d)     Parts III and IV, except so far as relating to the amendment, in Schedule 17, to the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951;

(e)     Part V, except so far as relating to sections 33, 47 and 48 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974;

(f)     Schedule 26 and section 190 so far as relating to that Schedule; and

(g)     Part I of Schedule 27 and section

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