The Abolition of the Houghton and Wyton Internal Drainage District Order 2004

1.  This Order may be cited as the Abolition of the Houghton and Wyton Internal Drainage District Order 2004 and shall, if confirmed by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act, come into force in accordance with that paragraph.

2.—(1) The Scheme as submitted by the Environment Agency (the provisions of which appear in Schedule 1 to this Order) is hereby confirmed, subject to the following modifications —

(i) in the first paragraph, for the words “continuation” and “continuing” substitute the words “confirmation” and “confirming”, and insert a full stop at the end;

(ii) in the second paragraph, after the words “constituted by the” insert the words “scheme confirmed by the”, and after “River” insert “Great”, and delete the comma after the words “referred to as “the Board”)”;

(iii) in the third paragraph, after “due”, insert “to the Board”;

(iv) in the fourth paragraph, after “coming into force”, insert “of this Scheme”;

(v) in the fifth paragraph, after the words “to the Agency” and after the words “so transferred”, insert a comma; and

(vi) in the sixth paragraph, for “any matter” substitute “anything”, and insert a comma after “this Scheme”.

(2) Schedule 2 to this Order sets out the Scheme as it has effect by virtue of paragraph (1) on its coming into force.

(3) The Houghton and Wyton Internal Drainage District constituted by the River Ouse Catchment Board (Houghton and Wyton Internal Drainage District) Order 1941(1) is revoked.

3.  The expenses of the Secretary of State in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order shall be borne by the Environment Agency.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State,

Sarah Nason

A Senior Civil Servant in the

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

25th October 2004