{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/east-suffolk-internal-drainage-board-order-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/364",
  "legislation_title": "The East Suffolk Internal Drainage Board Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/east-suffolk-internal-drainage-board-order-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Land Drainage, England\nMade 24th March 2023\nComing into force 24th March 2023\nUnder section 3(1)(a) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”), the Environment Agency has prepared a Scheme making provision for the matters specified in section 3(2)(d) and (i) of the 1991 Act and submitted the Scheme to the Secretary of State for confirmation.\nThe Secretary of State has published notice of her intention to make an Order confirming the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act and has sent this notice to the relevant local authorities and other bodies specified in paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule.\nNo objection has been made to the draft Order.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred under section 3(5) of the 1991 Act and now vested in the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 59. Section 3(1) was amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90). The definitions of “the relevant Minister” and “the appropriate supervisory body” are contained in section 72(1) of the 1991 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 3(2) was amended by S.I. 2013/755."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/364/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:47:24.515534+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."
}