Essex River and South Essex Water Act 1969
WHEREAS the Essex River Authority (hereinafter referred to as "the River Authority") were constituted in pursuance of the Water Resources Act, 1963 (hereinafter 1963 c. 38, "the Act of 1963"), as the authority responsible for conservation, land drainage, prevention of pollution and management and improvement of salmon, trout and other fisheries within an area which comprises the catchment of the River Stour: 

AND WHEREAS the authority responsible for water conservation in the River Authority...