Local Government (Wales) Act 1994

The Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59) E+W

4 (1) In section 10 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (exercise of default powers by local authorities), in subsection (1), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”. E+W

(2) In section 14 of that Act (general drainage powers of boards and local authorities), in subsection (4)(b), for “a county” substitute “ an English county ”.

(3) In section 15 of that Act (disposal of spoil by boards and local authorities), in subsection (5), for “London borough,” substitute “ London borough or Welsh county or county borough, ”.

(4) In section 16 of that Act (exercise of local authority powers under sections 14 and 15), in subsection (1), for “subsection (3)” substitute “ subsections (3) and (3A) ”, in subsection (2), after “borough council” insert “ or Welsh county council or county borough council ”, and at the end add—

“(3A) Subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to powers conferred on a Welsh county council or county borough council.”

(5) In section 18 of that Act (drainage of small areas), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) Subsection (1) above has effect in relation to land in Wales with the omission of the words “other than a district council”.”

(6) In section 20 of that Act (arrangements with other persons for carrying out drainage works), at the end add—

“(5) Subsection (2) above has effect in relation to Wales with the omission of “other than the council of a non-metropolitan district”.”

(7) In section 55 of that Act (powers to borrow), in subsection (2), after “county” insert “ , county borough ”.

(8) In section 57 of that Act (contributions by the NRA to expenses of internal drainage boards), in subsection (4)(b), after “county” insert “ , county borough ”.

(9) In section 58 of that Act (allocation of NRA revenue for its functions as an internal drainage board), in subsection (4), after “county” insert “ , county borough ”.

(10) In section 62 of that Act (powers to acquire land), in subsection (2), after “London borough” insert “ or Welsh county or county borough ”.

(11) In section 66 of that Act (powers to make byelaws), in subsections (1) and (2), for “a county” in each place substitute “ an English county ”.

(12) In section 72 of that Act (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority” in subsection (1), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.

(13) In Schedule 2 to that Act (expenses and proceedings etc of internal drainage boards), in paragraphs 4(1)(b) and 5(1)(b), after “county” in each place insert “ , county borough ”.

(14) In Schedule 3 to that Act (procedure with respect to certain orders), in paragraph 2(2)(a), after “county council”, insert “ , county borough council ”.

(15) In Schedule 4 to that Act (schemes for small drainage works), in paragraph 3(2), after “county,” insert “ county borough, ”.