Paragraph 2

In this Scheme —

• “the Abolished Boards” means the Boards abolished by virtue of paragraph 3(1) of this Scheme;

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

• “property” includes books of accounts, other books, deeds, maps, papers and other documents;

• “rights and obligations of the Abolished Boards” means all such rights, powers (including statutory powers), duties, obligations, liabilities, and property as immediately before the commencement date were vested in or fell to be discharged by any of the Abolished Boards;

• “statutory powers” includes any power arising under or by virtue of any local Act or Order made under statutory authority;

• “The Adlingfleet and Whitgift Drainage Commissioners” means, the internal drainage commissioners constituted by the 1767 Private Act an Act for draining and preserving certain Low Grounds in the Parishes of Adlingfleet and Whitgift in the West Riding of the County of York Adlingfleet and Whitgift Drainage Act^f1 and “the Adlingfleet and Whitgift Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that Act.

• “The Althorpe Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Doncaster District of (Althorpe) Drainage Order 1931^f2 and the “Althorpe Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that Order.

• “The Crowle Area Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Trent River Authority (Crowle Area Internal Drainage District) Order 1967^f3 and “the Crowle Area Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that Order.

• “The South Axholme Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Doncaster District (South Axholme) Drainage Order 1931^f4 and “the South Axholme Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that Order.

• “The West Axholme Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Doncaster District (West Axholme) Drainage Order 1931^f5 and “the West Axholme Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that Order.

• “The West Butterwick Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Doncaster District (West Butterwick) Drainage Order 1931^f6 and the “West Butterwick Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that Order.