Provisions coming into force on 17th March 20042

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 17th March 2004—

a

section 69 (grants for drainage works and flood warning systems), in so far as it applies in relation to England3;

b

in section 100 (devolution: Wales)—

i

subsection (6), in so far as it relates to references to provisions amended by any provision of the Act which comes into force by virtue of this article; and

ii

subsection (7), in so far as it relates to subsection (6) so far as brought into force by virtue of sub-paragraph (i);

c

section 101(1) (minor and consequential amendments and repeals), in so far as it relates to the amendment made by paragraph 42 of Schedule 7; and

d

section 101(2), in so far as it relates to the following repeals specified in Schedule 9—

i

the repeal of sections 147 to 149, and the repeal in relation to section 221(1), of the WRA4; and

ii

the repeal of section 101(1) of the Environment Act 19955.