The Amalgamation of the Hilgay Great West Fen and Southery and District Internal Drainage Districts Order 1998

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 497

LAND DRAINAGE

The Amalgamation of the Hilgay Great West Fen and Southery and District Internal Drainage Districts Order 1998

Made

19th November 1998

Coming into force

26th February 1999

Whereas the Environment Agency has prepared and submitted to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (hereinafter called “the Minister”) 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 Hilgay Great West Fen Internal Drainage District, the Southery and District Internal Drainage District and the Internal Drainage Boards for these Districts, 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)

1991 c. 59; “the relevant Minister” is defined in section 72(1). References to the NRA were replaced with references to the Environment Agency by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 191.