Section 47: Holders of licence.

Water Resources Act 1991 · 1991 c. 57View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Water Resources Management — Chapter II: ABSTRACTION AND IMPOUNDING

Every licence under this Chapter ... shall specify the person to whom the licence is granted.

The person to whom a licence under this Chapter is granted to abstract water or to obstruct or impede any inland waters is the holder of the licence for the purposes of this Act, subject to sections 59A to 59C and 67 below.

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