The Yorkshire Water Authority (Reconstitution of the Reedness and Swinefleet Drainage Board) Order 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/1682
• Sections: 5

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Yorkshire Water Authority (Reconstitution of the Reedness and Swinefleet Drainage Board) Order 1989 and shall, unless subject to special parliamentary procedure, come into force on the date of its confirmation by the Minister.

Section 1

In this Scheme unless the context otherwise requires:—

“the appointed day” means a day to be appointed by the Minister for the coming into operation of the Scheme;

“the Commissioners” means the Reedness and Swinefleet Drainage Commissioners constituted under the Reedness and Swinefleet Drainage Act 1884 (hereinafter called “the 1884 Act”) ;

“the Board” means the Drainage Board for the Reedness and Swinefleet Drainage District constituted under the 1884 Act.

Section 2

The Scheme is hereby confirmed subject to the following modifications:—

(i) in paragraph 1, line 3 of the definition of “the Commissioners”, the quotation marks after “1884” shall be deleted and shall be inserted after the word “Act”;

(ii) in paragraph 2(ii), line 3, after the word “or” shall be inserted the words “to be”.

Section 2

On the appointed day:—

(i) the provisions of the 1984 Act relating to the appointment of the Commissioners shall no longer apply and the Board shall be reconstituted and shall consist of 7 members who, with the exception of the first members, shall be persons elected in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1976 Act. The first members shall be appointed by the Minister and shall hold office until the expiration of one year from the 1st November next following the day on which they are appointed;

(ii) the existing rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property (including deeds, maps, books, papers and other documents) vested in or to be discharged by the Commissioners shall be the rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property vested in or discharged by the Board.

Section 3

The expenses of the Minister in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order shall be borne by the Yorkshire Water Authority and shall be part of the administrative expenses of that Authority.