This Order confirms a Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency for the amalgamation of the Market Weighton Drainage District and the Lower Ouse Internal Drainage District into one new internal drainage district (“the Ouse and Humber Drainage District”). The Market Weighton Drainage Board and the Lower Ouse Internal Drainage Board are abolished and a new internal drainage board (“the Ouse and Humber Drainage Board”) is constituted for the new internal drainage district.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.