The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/879
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 2010 Act ” means the Flood and Water Management Act 2010; and

“the 1991 Act ” means the Land Drainage Act 1991 .

Section 3 Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2012

The following provisions of the 2010 Act come into force on 6th April 2012—

(a) section 31 (amendment of other Acts), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 2 commenced by this article; and

(b) paragraphs 26, 27, 31, 32(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7), 33 and 34 of Schedule 2 (amendment of the 1991 Act).

Section 4 Transitional provisions

Despite the amendments made by the provisions of paragraphs 32, 33 and 34 of Schedule 2 to the 2010 Act commenced by article 3 of this Order—

(a) section 23 of the 1991 Act as in force immediately before 6th April 2012 continues to apply in relation to any application for consent made under that section and not finally determined by that date; and

(b) in relation to a notice served under section 21, 24 or 25 of the 1991 Act before 6th April 2012, the provisions of the 1991 Act in force immediately before that date shall apply.