SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Risk Management: Amendment of Other Acts
Land Drainage Act 1991
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1
Section 33 (commutation of obligations) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) for “Agency or the drainage board for the internal drainage district” substitute “
relevant authority for the area
”
.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
for “Agency or an internal drainage board propose” substitute “
relevant authority proposes
”
, and
b
for “Agency or board” substitute “
authority
”
.
4
In subsection (3) for “Agency or board”, in each place, substitute “
relevant authority
”
.
5
After subsection (5) insert—
5A
In this section and section 34, references to the relevant authority for an area—
a
in relation to work in an area which forms part of an internal drainage district, are references to the drainage board for the district, and
b
in relation to work in any other area, are references to the lead local flood authority for the area.
5B
“Lead local flood authority” has the meaning given by section 6 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
6
For subsection (6)(a) substitute—
a
in relation to a lead local flood authority for an area in England, means the Secretary of State,
aa
in relation to a lead local flood authority for an area in Wales, means the Welsh Ministers, and