The Powysland Internal Drainage District (Abolition) Order 2015

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE E+W 2014 SCHEME FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE POWYSLAND INTERNAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND CREATION OF A NEW INTERNAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT SUBMITTED JOINTLY BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES BODY FOR WALES AND THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

1.  This Scheme shall come into force on 1st April 2015. E+W

2.  In this Scheme— E+W

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

“employee” means an individual who has entered into or works under the terms of a contract of employment or a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether such contract is expressly agreed (in writing or orally) or is implied by the nature of the relationship, but does not include an individual who provides services under a contract for services, and “employer” and “employment” are to be construed accordingly;

“the English land” means all that land within the English parishes of Llanymyncech and Pant and Chirbury with Brompton shown coloured blue on the Map;

“the Map” means the map sealed by the Natural Resources Body for Wales and the Environment Agency dated 29th September 2014 entitled “Powysland Internal Drainage District in England and Wales” and deposited at Natural Resources Body for Wales, Cambria House, 29 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0TP and Environment Agency, Sapphire East, 550 Streetsbrook Road, Solihull B91 1QT;

“the Natural Resources Body for Wales” means the Natural Resources Body for Wales as constituted by the Natural Resources Body for Wales Establishment Order 2012(1).

“the Powysland Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the River Severn Catchment Board (Powysland Internal Drainage District) Order 1937(2) and “the Powysland Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that Order; and

“the Welsh land” means that land lying within the Welsh communities of Bausley with Criggion, Berriew, Forden, Guilsfield, Llandrinio, Llandysilio, Meifod, Montgomery, Trewern and Welshpool shown coloured red on the Map.

Abolition of existing District and establishment of new District E+W

3.—(1) As from the Commencement Date—

(2) the Powysland Internal Drainage Board and District shall be abolished;

(3) a new internal drainage district known as the “Powysland (Wales) Internal Drainage District” shall be constituted for the Welsh Land;

(4) the Natural Resources Body for Wales shall be the Drainage Board for the Powysland (Wales) Internal Drainage District; and

(5) all property, rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities as immediately prior to the Commencement Date were vested in or fell to be discharged by the Powysland Internal Drainage Board in respect of the Welsh Land, immediately prior to the Commencement Date, shall be transferred to and vested in, or fall to be discharged by the Natural Resources Body for Wales.

4.  The Natural Resources Body for Wales may, in respect of the Welsh Land, recover all arrears of rates levied by the Powysland Internal Drainage Board before the Commencement Date in respect of any period ending before the Commencement Date in the same manner as if they had been levied by the Natural Resources Body for Wales.

Employees E+W

5.  As from the Commencement Date, all employees of the Powysland Internal Drainage Board employed immediately before the Commencement Date shall transfer to the Natural Resources Body for Wales.

Dated 29th October 2014

(1)

S.I. 2012/1903

(2)

S.I. 1938/38