The North West Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 2006

From 1st April 2006, the constituent councils for the North West Regional Flood Defence Committee (“the committee”) will be the councils for the counties and metropolitan districts specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order1.

The Secretary of State considers—

1. a

   that it is necessary or expedient to make an order under section 16(5)(b) of the Environment Act 1995 (“the Act”)2 specifying the number of members to be appointed to the committee by each of the constituent councils from 1st April 2006;

2. b

   that it is inappropriate that the council for any county or metropolitan district in relation to which an entry “none” appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order should appoint a member of the committee;

3. c

   that one member of the committee should be appointed jointly by the councils for any county or metropolitan district in relation to which an entry “one jointly” appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order; and

4. d

   that three members of the committee should be appointed jointly by the councils for any county or metropolitan district in relation to which an entry “three jointly” appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order.