§ 94. Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is aware that the effect of fixing by Order, as in the case of the River Hull, an arbitrary point beyond which rivers are deemed to be non-tidal is to require river boards to insist on a higher standard of effluent than would otherwise be needed; and if he will take steps to amend the Order by altering the basis on which the non-tidal point is determined.
§ Mr. Greenwood:No. The effect of such an Order is to define the tidal waters into which no discharge may be made without the consent of the river authority. There is no automatic effect on effluent standards.