The Reconstitution of the Upper Witham Internal Drainage Board Order 1993

SCHEDULE SCHEME SUBMITTED BY THE NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY

1.  This scheme shall come into force one month after the date of confirmation of the Order confirming this Scheme.

2.  The Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the Witham and Steeping Rivers Catchment Board (Upper Witham Internal Drainage District) Order 1933(1) (hereinafter called “the 1933 Order”) shall be reconstituted and shall include (inter alia) 17 elected members.

3.  So much of paragraph 10 of the Scheme confirmed by the 1933 Order as relates to the number of members to be elected by each Electoral District shall be altered so that each Electoral District named in paragraph 10 of the Scheme confirmed by the 1933 Order and referred to in the first column of the Table hereto shall be entitled to be represented on the Board by the number of members specified in the second column of that Table.

4.  The existing rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property (including deeds, maps, books, papers and other documents) of the Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the 1933 Order shall be the rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property of the Internal Drainage Board as reconstituted by this Scheme.

THE TABLE

Name of Electoral District	No. of members
1. River Till and Burton	4
2. North Scarle, Broadholme and Skellingthorpe	2
3. City of Lincoln	1
4. Pike Drain and Hykeham	1
5. River Brant	3
6. Stapleford and Claypole	2
7. Long Bennington, Barkston and Normanton	2
8. South Witham	1
9. Borough of Grantham	1
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Dated 29th day of October 1992

In witness whereof the Common Seal of the National Rivers Authority was hereunto affixed in the presence of:—

Christopher Martin

An authorised Signatory

Confirmation of Order

Whereas the foregoing Order has been published by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (“the Minister”) in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991; And whereas no memorial relating to the Order has been presented to the Minister;

Now therefore the Minister in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the said Act hereby confirms the said Order.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on

R A Hathaway

Assistant Secretary

7th July 1993.

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S.R. & O. 1933/218.