The Reconstitution of the Buckingham Internal Drainage Board Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 2851

LAND DRAINAGE

The Reconstitution of the Buckingham Internal Drainage Board Order 1994

Made

5th September 1994

Coming into force

1st November 1994

Whereas the National Rivers Authority has prepared and submitted to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (hereinafter called “the Minister”) for confirmation under section 3(1) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (hereinafter called “the 1991 Act”)(1) a Scheme (hereinafter called “the Scheme”) in relation to the Buckingham Internal Drainage Board, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule hereto;

And whereas the Minister has caused a notice of his intention to make the following Order confirming the Scheme and the places where copies of the draft Order may be inspected and obtained to be published and to be sent to local authorities and other bodies in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act;

And whereas no objection has been made to the draft Order;

Now, therefore, the Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(5) and (7) of the 1991 Act and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Reconstitution of the Buckingham Internal Drainage Board Order 1994 and shall, unless subject to special Parliamentary procedure, come into force on the date of its confirmation by the Minister, in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act.

2.  The Scheme is hereby confirmed.

3.  The expenses of the Minister in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order shall be borne by the National Rivers Authority.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 5th September 1994.

L.S.

R. A. Hathaway

Assistant Secretary

SCHEDULE SCHEME SUBMITTED BY THE NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY

1.  This Scheme shall come into force one month after the date of confirmation of the Order confirming this Scheme.

2.  The Internal Drainage Board as constituted by Paragraph 2 of the Scheme confirmed by the Great Ouse River Board (Buckingham Internal Drainage District) Order 1959 S.I. 1960/689 (“the 1960 Order”) shall be reconstituted such that the number of elected members shall be 10, provided that the existing members of the Internal Drainage Board shall continue in office until the date of the first meeting of the new members under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 to the Land Drainage Act 1991.

3.  The existing rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property (including deeds, maps, books, papers and other documents) of the Buckingham Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the 1960 Order shall be the rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property of the Internal Drainage Board as reconstituted by the Scheme.

CONFIRMATION OF ORDER

Whereas the foregoing Order has been published by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (“the Minister”) in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991;

And whereas no memorial relating to the Order has been presented to the Minister;

Now therefore the Minister in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the said Act hereby confirms the said Order.

In Witness whereof the Common Seal of the National Rivers Authority was hereunto affixed in the presence of:

L.S.

Christopher Martin

Authority Secretary An Authorised Signatory

Dated 7th day of December 1993.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 1st November 1994.

L.S.

R. A. Hathaway

Assistant Secretary

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confirms a Scheme submitted by the National Rivers Authority for the reconstitution of the Buckingham Internal Drainage Board. That Board was formerly constituted by paragraph 2 of the Scheme confirmed by the Great Ouse River Board (Buckingham Internal Drainage District) Order 1959 (S.I. 1960/689).

The Scheme reduces the number of elected members of the Board from 17 to 10.

(1)

1991 c. 59; and the definition of “the relevant Minister” is contained in section 72(1) of that Act.