Land Drainage Act 1991

1 (1) Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, a local authority shall consult the [F1 appropriate agency]. E+W

(2) Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, the [F1 appropriate agency] 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 [F1 appropriate agency] 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 [F1 appropriate agency] or local authority.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 338 (with Sch. 7)