Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 714
Land Drainage, England
The Norfolk Rivers Internal Drainage Board Order 2022
Made
28th June 2022
Coming into force
29th June 2022
Under section 3(1)(a) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (“ the 1991 Act ”)( 1 ), the Environment Agency has prepared a Scheme making provision for the matters specified in section 3(2)(d) and (i)( 2 ) and submitted the Scheme to the Secretary of State for confirmation.
The Secretary of State has published notice of his intention to make the Order confirming the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act. The Secretary of State has sent this notice to the relevant local authorities and other bodies specified in paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule.
No objection has been made to the draft Order.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(5) and (7) of the 1991 Act and now vested in the Secretary of State.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Norfolk Rivers Internal Drainage Board Order 2022 and comes into force on 29th June 2022.
Confirmation of the Scheme
2. —(1) The Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency is confirmed.
(2) The Scheme is set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Will Harrington
Head of Waterways and Water Management Team, Flood Risk Management
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
28th June 2022
Article 2(2)
SCHEDULE Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency
1. The Scheme comes into force on the day after the day on which the Order confirming this Scheme is made.
2. In this Scheme:
“ the Act ” means the Land Drainage Act 1991( 3 );
“ the Board ” means the Norfolk Rivers Internal DrainageBoard constituted by the Broads and Norfolk Rivers Internal Drainage Board Order 2005( 4 );
“ the commencement date ” means the date on which this Scheme comes into force;
“ elected members ” means those members of the Board who are appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to this Scheme or elected in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Act and any applicable regulations made under the Act;
“ property ” includes books of account, other books, deeds, maps, papers and other documents in whatever medium held, and computer and other electronic records;
“ rights and obligations ” means all rights, powers, duties (including statutory powers and duties), obligations and liabilities.
3. —(1) On the commencement date the Board is reconstituted to comprise 10 elected members( 5 ).
(2) The first elected members of the reconstituted Board are to be appointed by the Secretary of State and are to hold office until the expiry of one year from the first occurrence of 1st November following the day on which they are appointed.
4. The property, rights and obligations of the Board immediately before its reconstitution in accordance with paragraph 3 will be the property, rights and obligations of the Board after its reconstitution.
1991 c. 59 ; section 3(1) was amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90) . The definitions of “the relevant Minister” and “the appropriate supervisory body” are contained in section 72(1).
Section 3(2) was amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90) .
Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act makes provision in relation to the appointment of members by charging authorities, including as to their number.