Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the South West Sussex Internal Drainage District Order 2016 and comes into force on 31st March 2017.

(2) In this Order, “the Agency” means the Environment Agency.

Confirmation of the Scheme with modifications

2. —(1) The Scheme submitted by the Agency is confirmed with modifications.

(2) The Scheme, as modified by the Secretary of State, is set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Secretary of State’s expenses

3. The expenses of the Secretary of State in connection with the making and confirming of this Order must be borne by the Agency.

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE Scheme submitted by the Agency, as modified by the Secretary of State

1. This Scheme comes into force on 31st March 2017.

2. In this Scheme—

“the abolished district” means the South West Sussex Internal Drainage District;

“the Agency” means the Environment Agency;

“the commencement date” means the date on which this Scheme comes into force;

“property” means any property which is vested in the Agency in respect of the abolished district immediately before the commencement date and includes books of account, other books, deeds, maps, papers and other documents, in whatever medium held, and computer and other electronic records;

“the South West Sussex Internal Drainage District” means the area shown edged red on the map entitled “South West Sussex” dated 6th March 2015 and sealed by the Agency, which can be inspected at the Environment Agency, Guildbourne House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1LD.

3. The South West Sussex Internal Drainage District is abolished.

4. The accounts of the abolished district must be made up to the day before the commencement date and audited as if this Scheme had not come into force; any sum certified by the abolished district’s auditors as due to the Agency in respect of the abolished district from any person must be paid to the Agency.

5. Any debts due from the Agency in respect of the abolished district immediately before the commencement date must be discharged by the Agency and arrears of rates outstanding at the commencement date in respect of any period ending before the commencement date must be paid to, and are recoverable by, the Agency.

6. As from the commencement date, all property is transferred to and vested in the Agency and the Scheme operates as conclusive evidence of such transfer and vesting without the necessity of any further assignments, conveyance or deed of transfer.

7. Any monies transferred to or otherwise held by the Agency in respect of the abolished district must be paid by the Agency to those local billing authorities to which special levies were issued in 2014 in accordance with regulation 6 of the Internal Drainage Board (Finance) Regulations 1992( 4 ) in proportion to the amounts levied.