The Authority must consult the Secretary of State, the Environment Agency and the NRBW before granting a licence that gives—
a wholesale authorisation, or
a disposal authorisation.
A sewerage licence granted to a sewerage undertaker may not give the holder—
a retail authorisation, or
a wholesale authorisation.
A sewerage licence may not be granted to a person unless that person is a limited company.
The restriction in subsection (3) does not apply if the sewerage licence gives only a retail authorisation.