Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
122A:After Clause 24, insert the following new Clause—
“Duties of the Secretary of State
The Secretary of State shall take such steps as are necessary to—
(a) ensure that bodies carrying out—
(i) the provisions of this Act;
(ii) water and associated environmental regulations under other Acts;
(iii) regulations and codes made under sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above; and
(iv) equivalent regulations and requirements made under European Union legislation,
minimise bureaucratic burdens on affected undertakings and others; and
(b) reduce bureaucracy, overlap and waste within the various bodies concerned with water and established by statute or by European Union legislation by defining their respective duties clearly and transparently in one place and on one website.”