The General Drainage Charges (Anglian Region) Order 2006
S.I. 2006/826 · Made 16 March 2006 · Extends to England and Wales
LAND DRAINAGE, ENGLAND
Made 16th March 2006
Laid before Parliament 20th March 2006
Coming into force 10th April 2006
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 135(2), (3) and (4) of the Water Resources Act 1991f1, and in accordance with the requirements of section 135(3) of that Act:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1991 c. 57. Section 221(1) defines “the Ministers”. The references to the Authority were replaced with references to the Environment Agency by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 128. Section 135(2) and (3) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 13, paragraph 96(1) and (2) and Schedule 14. Section 135(7) was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 13, paragraph 96(3).
Contents
- 1Title, commencement and revocation
- 2Interpretation
- 3Ascertainment of amount of general drainage charge
- Signature
- Schedule Schedule
- Explanatory note
1Title, commencement and revocation
This Order may be cited as the General Drainage Charges (Anglian Region) Order 2006 and comes into force on 10th April 2006.
The General Drainage Charges (Anglian Region) Order 2004f1 is revoked.
2Interpretation
In this Order, “the Anglian (Central) Regional Flood Defence District”, “the Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood Defence District” and “the Anglian (Northern) Regional Flood Defence District” mean the respective areas of the Anglian (Central) Regional Flood Defence Committee, the Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood Defence Committee and the Anglian (Northern) Regional Flood Defence Committee, which were established by the Anglian Regional Flood Defence Committee (Abolition) Order 2004f1.
3Ascertainment of amount of general drainage charge
For the purposes of ascertaining the uniform amount per hectare referred to in section 135(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 in respect of the Anglian (Central) Regional Flood Defence District, the Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood Defence District and the Anglian (Northern) Regional Flood Defence Districtf1 for the year ending on 31st March 2007 and each subsequent year, the number by which the relevant quotientf2 is to be multiplied (as well as being multiplied by one penny) is the number shown in respect of the district in question in the second column of the Schedule.
Signature
Elliot Morley
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
16 March 2006
| Name of the Local Flood Defence District | Number |
|---|---|
| The Anglian (Central) Regional Flood Defence District | 334.88 |
| The Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood Defence District | 300.47 |
| The Anglian (Northern) Regional Flood Defence District | 300.60 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies, in relation to the Anglian (Central) Regional Flood Defence District, the Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood Defence District and the Anglian (Northern) Regional Flood Defence District, the factor by which the relevant quotient is to be multiplied (as well as being multiplied by one penny) under section 135(2) of the Water Resources Act 1991 for the purposes of ascertaining the general drainage charge per hectare of chargeable land for each of these districts for the year ending on 31st March 2007 and each subsequent year.
The Environment Agency may raise a general drainage charge in these districts pursuant to section 134 of the Water Resources Act 1991.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of this Order and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies of this document can be obtained from the Flood Management Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Area 3B, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AL.