Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968

34 Transfer to local valuation courts of appeals from certain decisions of drainage boards.

(1) Sections 32 and 33 of this Act shall apply to decisions of drainage boards under section 29(2) of the Land Drainage Act 1930 as they apply to determinations of drainage boards under section 30(1) of this Act, but as if for the reference in section 32(2) to the date of service of notice of the determination in pursuance of section 30 of this Act there were substituted a reference to the date of service of notice of the decision in pursuance of section 29(3) of the said [1930 c. 44.] Act of 1930 and as if for any reference in section 33(6) to a determination under section 30 of this Act there were substituted a reference to a decision under the said section 29(2).

(2) Accordingly the said Act of 1930 shall have effect subject to the following amendments, that is to say—

(a) in section 29(3) (which among other tilings provides for appeals to a magistrates' court from decisions under section 29(2)) for the words from " within twenty-eight days " onwards there shall be substituted the words " appeal against the decision in accordance with section 34 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 ";

(b) in section 30(1) for the words " under the last preceding section have appealed to a court of summary jurisdiction " there shall be substituted the words " have appealed in pursuance of section 29(3) of this Act "; and

(c) in section 31(3) for the words " to a court of summary jurisdiction " there shall be substituted the words " on an appeal in pursuance of section 29(3) of this Act ".