28 Frequency of water resources management and drought plans

28  Frequency of water resources management and drought plans

(1)     The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 37A (water resources management plans: preparation and review)—

(a)     in subsection (1), after “prepare” there is inserted “, publish”;

(b)     in subsection (4), after “preparing” there is inserted “and publishing”;

(c)     in subsection (6), in the opening words, after “prepare” there is inserted “and publish”.

(3)     In section 37D (water resources management plans: supplementary), after subsection (3) there is inserted—

“(4)     The Minister may by order made by statutory instrument amend the period for the time being specified in section 37A(6)(c).

(5)     In subsection (4), “the Minister” means—

(a)     the Secretary of State, in relation to an order applying to water undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England, and

(b)     the Welsh Ministers, in relation to an order

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