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England and Wales

Land Drainage, England

Made 17th January 2011

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

Under section 3(1)(a) of the Land Drainage Act 1991f1, the Environment Agency has prepared a Scheme making provision for the amalgamation of the Marston Moor Internal Drainage District, the Acaster Internal Drainage District, the North Wharfe Internal Drainage District, the Appleton Roebuck and Copmanthorpe Internal Drainage District and the South Wharfe Internal Drainage District.

In accordance with section 3(1) of that Act, the Environment Agency has submitted the Scheme to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

The Secretary of State has published a notice of intent to make the following Order confirming the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to that Act. The Secretary of State has sent this notice to the relevant local authorities and other bodies specified in paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule.

No objection has been made to the draft Order.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(5) and (7) of that Act and now vested in the Secretary of Statef2:

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Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 59; “the relevant Minister” is defined in section 72(1). References to the National River Authority were replaced with references to the Environment Agency by paragraph 191 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).

f2

By virtue of article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).