PART 5Water

Land drainage

95Valuation of other land in drainage district: Wales

(1)

Section 83 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (which amends the Land Drainage Act 1991) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (2)—

(a)

for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

in subsection (5), in the words before paragraph (a), after “subject to subsection (5ZA)” insert “and subject to subsection (5A),”;

(b)

in paragraph (b)—

(i)

for the inserted subsection (5A) substitute—

“(5A)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for the value of other land in a Welsh internal drainage district to be determined in accordance with the regulations.”;

(ii)

in each of the inserted subsections (5B) and (5C) for “The regulations” substitute “Regulations under subsection (5A)”;

(iii)

for the inserted subsection (5D) substitute—

“(5D)

Before making regulations under subsection (5A) the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons (if any) as they consider appropriate having regard to the extent to which the regulations are, in their view, likely to affect the valuation of any land.

(5E)

Regulations may not be made under subsection (5A) unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.”

(3)

For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)

In section 65(2) (regulations) after “section 37(5ZH)” insert “and (5E),”.”