The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2023

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency

3.  The Scheme comes into force on the day after the day on which the Order confirming this Scheme is made.

4.  In this Scheme:

“the Act” means the Land Drainage Act 1991;

“the old Board” means the East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the 2008 Order;

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

“the District” means the East Suffolk Internal Drainage District constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the 2008 Order;

“elected members” means those members of the East Suffolk Water Management Board who are appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to this Scheme or elected in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Act and any applicable regulations made under the Act;

“property” includes books of account, other books, deeds, maps, papers and other documents, in whatever medium held, and computer and other electronic records;

“rights and obligations” means all rights, powers, duties (including statutory powers and duties), obligations and liabilities;

“the 2008 Order” means the East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2008(1).

5.  On the commencement date the old Board is renamed “the East Suffolk Water Management Board”.

6.—(1) On the commencement date the East Suffolk Water Management Board is reconstituted to comprise 10 elected members.

(2) The first elected members of the East Suffolk Water Management Board are to be appointed by the Secretary of State and are to hold office until the expiry of one year from the first occurrence of the 1st November following the day on which they are appointed.

7.  On the commencement date paragraph 4(2)(2) to the Scheme confirmed by the 2008 Order ceases to have effect, such that the District will, from that date, be comprised of one Electoral Division.

8.  On the commencement date, all property, rights and obligations of the old Board immediately before its renaming in accordance with paragraph 3 will become the property, rights and obligations of the East Suffolk Water Management Board.

(1)

S.I. 2008/750.

(2)

Paragraph 4(2) to the Scheme provides that the district will be divided into five electoral districts (known as ‘Electoral Divisions’).