The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2008

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2008 and, if confirmed by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991, comes into force in accordance with that paragraph.

Confirmation of the Scheme with modifications

2.—(1) The Scheme as submitted by the Environment Agency (the provisions of which appear in Schedule 1 to this Order) is confirmed, subject to the following modifications—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) omit the definition of “the Commencement Date”;

(ii) omit the definition of “Statutory Powers”;

(iii) omit the definition of “the Alderton, Hollesley and Bawdsey Drainage Board”, the word “and” after the definition of “the Alderton, Hollesley and Bawdsey Drainage Board” and the definition of “the Alderton, Hollesley and Bawdsey Drainage District”;

(iv) in the definition of “The River Deben Internal Drainage District”, for “The” substitute “the”;

(v) omit the definition of “the Fromus, Alde and Thorpeness Internal Drainage District”;

(vi) in the definition of “the River Gipping Internal Drainage Board”, delete “(“the 1933 Scheme”)”;

(vii) omit the definition of “the Lower Alde Internal Drainage Board”, the word “and” after the definition of “the Lower Alde Internal Drainage Board” and the definition of “the Lower Alde Internal Drainage District”;

(viii) omit the definition of “the Minsmere Internal Drainage District”;

(ix) after the definition of “the Agency Administered Districts”, insert the following definitions—

““the Alderton, Hollesley and Bawdsey Drainage Board” means the drainage board constituted by the Alderton, Hollesley and Bawdsey Drainage Order 1922 as amended by the East Suffolk Rivers (excluding the River Waveney) Catchment Board Transfer Order of 1932 (“the 1922 Order”) and “the Alderton, Hollesley and Bawdsey Drainage District” means the drainage district constituted by the 1922 Order as so amended;

“the Commencement Date” means the date on which the Scheme comes into force;

“the Fromus, Alde and Thorpeness Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by the scheme confirmed by the East Suffolk Rivers (excluding the River Waveney) Catchment Board (Fromus, Alde and Thorpeness Internal Drainage District) Order, 1936;

“the Lower Alde Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by the Amalgamation of the Lower Alde and Middle Alde Internal Drainage Districts Order 2000 and “the Lower Alde Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme as confirmed;”;

(x) in the definition of “the map”, for “23 August 2007” substitute “23rd August 2007”;

(xi) after the definition of “the map”, insert the following definition—

““the Minsmere Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by the scheme confirmed by the East Suffolk Rivers (excluding the River Waveney) Catchment Board (Minsmere Internal Drainage District) Order, 1937;”; and

(xii) before the definition of “the Upper Alde Internal Drainage District”, insert the following—

““Statutory Powers” includes any power arising under or by virtue of any local Act or order made under statutory authority; and”; and

(b) in paragraph 4(2), for “second Schedule and as defined in the second column by reference to the Map” substitute “Second Schedule to the Scheme and as defined in the second column by reference to the map”.

(2) Schedule 2 sets out the Scheme as it has effect by virtue of paragraph (1) on its coming into force.

Secretary of State’s expenses

3.  The expenses of the Secretary of State in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order will be borne by the Environment Agency.

Chris De Grouchy

A Senior Civil Servant, for and on behalf of the

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

10th January 2008