The National Rivers Authority (Anglian Region) (Reconstitution of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board) Order 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/2287
• Sections: 7

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the National Rivers Authority (Anglian Region) (Reconstitution of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board) Order 1992 and shall, unless subject to special parliamentary procedure, come into force on the date of its confirmation by the Minister.

Section 2

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

(i) the wording of paragraph 1 of the Scheme shall read “This Scheme shall come into force one calendar month after the date of confirmation of the Order confirming this Scheme.”;

(ii) the first sentence of paragraph 2 of the Scheme shall end “the Land Drainage Act 1991.”, in place of “the 1991 Act.”;

(iii) at the end of paragraph 2 shall be added “Provided that the existing members of the Internal Drainage Board shall continue in office until the date of the first meeting of the new members under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 of the Land Drainage Act 1991.”;

(iv) the wording of paragraph 3 of the Scheme has been altered to read “Paragraph 3 of the Scheme confirmed by the Welland and Nene River Authority (Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage District) Order 1973 shall cease to have effect.”.

Section 3

The expenses of the Minister in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order shall be borne by the National Rivers Authority.

Section 1

This Scheme shall come into force one calendar month after the date of confirmation of the Order confirming this Scheme.

Section 2

The Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Welland and Nene River Authority (Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage District) Order 1973 SI 1973 No. 989 shall be reconstituted and shall consist of 17 members who, with the exception of the first members, shall be persons elected in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Land Drainage Act 1991. 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. Provided that the existing members of the Internal Drainage Board shall continue in office until the date of the first meeting of the new members under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 of the Land Drainage Act 1991.

Section 3

Paragraph 3 of the Scheme confirmed by the Welland and Nene River Authority (Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage District) Order 1973 shall cease to have effect.

Section 4

The existing rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property (including deeds, maps, books, papers and other documents) of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Welland and Nene River Authority (Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage District) Order 1973 shall be the rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property of the Internal Drainage Board as reconstituted by this Scheme.