The Reconstitution of the Witham First District Internal Drainage Board Order 1993

• Citation: S.I. 1993/1640
• Sections: 7

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Reconstitution of the Witham First District Internal Drainage Board Order 1993 and shall, unless subject to special Parliamentary procedure, come into force on the date of its confirmation by the Minister, in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act.

Section 2

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

(a) in paragraph 1 the words “by the Minister” shall be deleted;

(b) at the end of paragraph 2 there shall be added the words “, 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 to the Land Drainage Act 1991.”

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 month after the date of confirmation by the Minister of the Order confirming this Scheme.

Section 2

The Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the Withamand Steeping Rivers Catchment Board (Witham First District Internal Drainage District) Order 1933 ( S.R.& O.1934/31 ) (hereinafter called “the 1933 Order”), amended by the Lincolnshire River Board (Black Sluice Internal Drainage Districtand Witham First District Internal Drainage District) Order 1953 ( S.I. 1953/900 ) (hereinafter called “the 1953 Order”)and the Lincolnshire River Authority (Alteration of Boundaries of the Witham First District Internal Drainage District) Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/646 ) (hereinafter called “the 1968 Order”) shall be reconstitutedand shall include ( inter alia ) 21 elected members.

Section 3

Paragraph 12 of the 1953 Order, which relates to the division of the Drainage District into Electoral Divisionsand the number of members to be elected by each Division, shall cease to have effect.

Section 4

The existing rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligationsand property (including deeds, maps, books, papersand other documents) of the Witham First District Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the 1933 Orderand amended by the 1953and 1968 Orders shall be the rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligationsand property of the Internal Drainage Board as reconstituted by this Scheme.

Dated the 29th day of October 1992