Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 1607
LAND DRAINAGE, ENGLAND
The Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 2005
Made
12th June 2005
Coming into force
1st July 2005
Whereas—
(1) the Environment Agency has made a determination in accordance with section 16(1) of the Environment Act 1995(“the Act”)( 1 ), varying the total number of members of the regional flood defence committee specified in article 1 of this Order;
(2) the constituent councils for the committee are the councils specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order; and
(3) the Secretary of State considers—
(a) it is inappropriate that the council of any county in relation to which an entry “none” appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order should appoint a member of the committee; and
(b) that one member of the committee should be appointed jointly by the councils for any county or metropolitan district in relation to which an entry “one jointly” appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 16(5)(a) and (8) of the Act( 2 ) hereby makes the following Order:
Title, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1 st July 2005.
(2) In this Order “the committee” means the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils for the counties and metropolitan districts specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils.
Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council
2. —(1) The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils of any county( 3 ) or metropolitan district specified in column (1) of the Schedule shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the Schedule.
(2) Where more than one county or metropolitan district is specified in any entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, any appointment made to the committee in relation to that entry by the councils for the counties and metropolitan districts specified in that entry shall be made jointly.
Revocation
3.The Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1996(( 4 )) is revoked.
Elliot Morley
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
12th June 2005
Article 2
SCHEDULE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED BY EACH CONSTITUENT COUNCIL OR GROUP OF COUNCILS
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
(a) In accordance with section 16(7) of the Environment Act 1995, this Order has been so framed that the total number of members appointed under section 15(1)(a) and (b) of the Act is one less than the number of those appointed by or on behalf of constituent councils. | |
| Constituent Councils | Number of Members( (a) ) |
| Bradford, Calderdale | One jointly |
| Derbyshire, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham | One jointly |
| East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull | One jointly |
| Kirklees, Wakefield | One jointly |
| Lancashire | None |
| Leeds | One |
| North Yorkshire, York | One jointly |
| North Yorkshire | One |
| Nottinghamshire | None |
| Redcar and Cleveland | None |
| Sheffield | One |
Sections 15(7) and 16(9) defines “the relevant Minister” and section 56(1) defines “the Minister”. By virtue of article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 ( SI 2002/794 ), the power conferred by section 16(5) is now exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to any regional flood defence committee the whole or the greater part of which is in England.
By virtue of regulation 5(6) of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/867 ), in relation to an area where there is a district council but no county council, any reference in a provision to a county council (or a county), so far as is required for giving effect to the provision, is to be construed as including a reference to a district council (or district).
S.I. 1996/1614 .