{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-charges-regulations-1990/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-charges-regulations-1990/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/214",
  "legislation_title": "The Drainage Charges Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/drainage-charges-regulations-1990",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations, “the principal Act” means the Land Drainage Act 1976 and, unless the context otherwise requires–\n“the Authority” means the National Rivers Authority established by section 1 of the Water Act 1989;\n“charging authority” has the meaning provided by section 144(1) of the 1988 Act;\n“district” means a local flood defence district which is treated as such by virtue of section 139(2) of the Water Act 1989 or by virtue of section 89(2) of the principal Act, or is created by a scheme made in accordance with section 4 of the principal Act;\n“drainage charge” means a general drainage charge, or a special drainage charge raised under a scheme made under section 50 of the principal Act;\n“financial year” means a period of 12 months beginning with 1st April;\n“general drainage charge” means a general drainage charge raised under section 48(1) of the principal Act;\n“the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 70."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1989 c. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 89(2) was amended by the Water Act 1989, Schedule 15, paragraphs 1(1) and 30(2); section 4 was amended by paragraphs 1(1) and 2 of Schedule 15, and by Schedule 27, to that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 50 was amended by paragraphs 1(1) and 22 of Schedule 15, and by Schedule 27, to the Water Act 1989."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Section 48(1) was amended by the Land Drainage Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 1978 (S.I. 1978/319) and by the Water Act 1989, Schedule 15, paragraph 1(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1988 c. 41."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/214/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:28:22.348210+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}