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Land Drainage Act 1991

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38Orders sub-dividing a district for the purposes of raising expenses

(1)A drainage board for an internal drainage district, after consultation with the NRA, may—

(a)for the purpose of levying differential drainage rates or issuing differential special levies, from time to time by order divide that district into sub-districts; and

(b)if, having regard to all the circumstances, they think that it is just to do so, exercise their powers, under Chapter II of this Part or any regulations made under section 75 of the [1988 c. 41.] Local Government Finance Act 1988, to make and levy differential drainage rates or issue differential special levies.

(2)Any order made under this section in respect of an internal drainage district may determine the proportions of the expenses of the drainage board for that district which are to be raised in the respective sub-districts within that district.

(3)Where an order made under this section is in force in respect of an internal drainage district and the order does not determine the proportions of the expenses of the drainage board for that district which are to be raised in the respective sub-districts, the amount to be raised in the respective sub-districts shall be determined as follows, that is to say—

(a)expenses incurred in connection with new works or the maintenance or improvement of existing works in each sub-district shall be raised in that sub-district; and

(b)there shall be raised in each sub-district a proportionate part—

(i)of the charges incurred by the board in respect of contributions to the NRA under section 139 of the [1991 c. 57.] Water Resources Act 1991 (contributions from internal drainage boards to NRA), or amounts specified under section 58 below as corresponding to such contributions; and

(ii)of other expenses and charges not directly attributable to the maintenance of particular works.

(4)Where an order under this section is in force in respect of an internal drainage district, the proportions of the expenses of the drainage board for that district raised in a sub-district which shall be raised by means of drainage rates and special levies respectively shall, in respect of the financial year beginning in 1993 and each subsequent financial year, bear the same proportion to each other as are borne to each other by the following amounts, that is to say—

(a)the aggregate of the annual values of the chargeable properties in that sub-district; and

(b)the aggregate of the values of other land in that sub-district;

and subsections (2) to (6) of section 37 above shall have effect in respect of each sub-district for the purpose of determining those aggregate amounts as they have effect in respect of an internal drainage district for the purpose of determining the amounts specified in subsection (2)(a) and (b) of that section.

(5)When an order is made under this section by the drainage board for an internal drainage district, the board shall—

(a)submit the order to the relevant Minister; and

(b)forthwith thereafter publish, in one or more newspapers circulating in that district, a notice under subsection (6) below.

(6)A notice under this subsection is a notice stating—

(a)that the order has been submitted to the relevant Minister;

(b)that a copy of the order is open to inspection at a specified place; and

(c)that representations with respect to the order may be made to the relevant Minister within one month after the publication of the notice.

(7)Where an order is submitted to the relevant Minister under this section—

(a)he shall forthwith take into consideration the order; and

(b)the order shall have no effect unless and until it is confirmed by him.

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