# Land Drainage Act 1961, Section 17: Contribution by local authority in respect of liabilities transferred to river board


Where, under a scheme made by a river board under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section four of the Act of 1930, liabilities incurred in connection with drainage works are transferred from the council of a county, county borough or county district to the river board, the river board may require the council to make to them contributions towards the discharge of the liabilities; and if the amount of those contributions is not agreed between the board and the council it shall be determined by a single arbitrator agreed on by them or, in default of such agreement, by the Minister and the Minister of Housing and Local Government acting jointly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/48/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-drainage-act-1961/section-17
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