Paragraph 2

In this Scheme:-

• “the abolished boards” means the Marston Moor Internal Drainage Board, Acaster Internal Drainage Board, North Wharfe Internal Drainage Board, Appleton Roebuck and Copmanthorpe Internal Drainage Board and South Wharfe Internal Drainage Board;

• “the commencement date” means the date on which this Scheme comes into force;

• “the new Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by virtue of paragraph 3(3) of this Scheme;

• “property” means, in relation to any of the abolished boards, any property which is vested in that abolished board immediately before the commencement date and includes books of account, other books, deeds, maps, papers and other documents, in whatever medium held, and computer and other electronic records;

• “rights and obligations” means, in relation to any of the abolished boards, all rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities which are vested in or which fall to be discharged by that abolished board immediately before the commencement date;

• “the Acaster Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (Acaster Internal Drainage District) Order 1932^f1 and “the Acaster Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme as confirmed;

• “the Appleton Roebuck and Copmanthorpe Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board reconstituted by the scheme confirmed by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (Appleton Roebuck and Copmanthorpe Drainage District) Order 1933, confirmed on 15^th January 1934^f2 and “the Appleton Roebuck and Copmanthorpe Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme, as confirmed;

• “the Marston Moor Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by the Yorkshire Water Authority (Marston Moor Internal Drainage District) Order 1976^f3 and “the Marston Moor Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme, as confirmed;

• “the North Wharfe Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board reconstituted by the scheme confirmed by the Yorkshire Ouse River Board (Reconstitution of the North Wharfe Internal Drainage Board) Order 1953^f4 and “the North Wharfe Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (North Wharfe Internal Drainage District) Order 1935^f5, as confirmed; and

• “the South Wharfe Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (South Wharfe Internal Drainage District) Order 1935, confirmed on 8^th January 1936^f6 and “the South Wharfe Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme, as confirmed.