Land Drainage Act 1991

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Land Drainage Act 1991

1991 CHAPTER 59

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to internal drainage boards, and to the functions of such boards and of local authorities in relation to land drainage, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.

[25th July 1991]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1[A table showing the derivation of the provisions of this Consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The table has no official status.]

C8Act definition of "watercourse" applied by London Docklands Railway Act 1991 (c. xxiii), s. 14(1)

C9Act: certain functions transferred (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 2(1)(a)(iii) (with ss. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

C10Act: certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2 Sch. 1

C11Act: amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 1999/672 Sch. 1 (1.4.2004) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 100(6), 105(3); S.I. 2004/641, art. 3(x) (with Sch. 3 para. 7)

C12Act power to amend conferred (1.10.2010) by Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29), ss. 28, 49(3) (with s. 49(1)(6)); S.I. 2010/2169, art. 4, Sch.

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 1.12.1991 see s. 76(2).