Land Drainage Act 1991

Consultation and notice with respect to proposed scheme

1 (1) Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, a local authority shall consult the NRA.

(2) Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, the NRA or a local authority shall give a notice under this paragraph—

(a) to the owners and occupiers of land within the area to which the scheme relates; and

(b) to any other persons appearing to the NRA or, as the case may be, that local authority to be affected by the scheme.

(3) A notice under this paragraph is a notice in the prescribed manner of—

(a) the intention of making the scheme;

(b) the place where a draft of it can be inspected; and

(c) the period (which shall not be less than thirty days) within which objections to it may be made to the NRA or local authority.