The Internal Drainage Boards (Finance) Regulations 1990

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

“the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

“agricultural buildings” has the meaning provided by paragraphs 2 to 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1988 Act(1);

“agricultural land” has the meaning provided by paragraphs 2 and 4 to 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1988 Act;

“annual value property” means a hereditament comprising agricultural land or agricultural buildings in respect of which drainage rates may be assessed under the principal Act or any local Act;

“board” means an internal drainage board the continued existence of which is confirmed by section 140 of the Water Act 1989(2) or which is constituted or re-constituted pursuant to sections 11 to 13 of the principal Act;

“district” means an internal drainage district the continued existence of which is confirmed by section 140 of the Water Act 1989 or which is constituted or re-constituted pursuant to section 11 of the principal Act;

“land” has the meaning provided by section 116(1) of the principal Act;

“local charging authority” in relation to a board means a charging authority for any area wholly or partly included in their district;

“the National Rivers Authority” means the National Rivers Authority established by section 1 of the Water Act 1989;

“the principal Act” means the Land Drainage Act 1976(3);

“register” in relation to a board means the register prepared by the board in accordance with the Registers of Drainage Boards Regulations 1968(4);

“valuation list” means a valuation list maintained under Part V of the General Rate 1967(5).

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations.

(1)

Paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 was amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Schedule 5, paragraph 37(2).

(2)

1989 c. 15.

(3)

1976 c. 70; Schedules 15 and 27 to the Water Act 1989 made minor amendments to and repealed certain provisions relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

S.I. 1968/1672.

(5)

1967 c. 9.