Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Ouse and Humber Drainage Board Order 2012 and, if confirmed by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991, comes into force in accordance with that paragraph.

Confirmation of the Scheme

2.—(1) The Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency is confirmed.

(2) The Scheme is set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Secretary of State’s expenses

3.  The expenses of the Secretary of State in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order must be borne by the Environment Agency.

Carol Tidmarsh

A Civil Servant, for and on behalf of the

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

10th February 2012