{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/march-west-and-white-fen-internal-drainage-board-order-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/march-west-and-white-fen-internal-drainage-board-order-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/482",
  "legislation_title": "The March West and White Fen Internal Drainage Board Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/march-west-and-white-fen-internal-drainage-board-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Land Drainage\nMade 1st April 2016\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nUnder section 3(1)(a) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”), the Environment Agency (“the Agency”) has prepared a Scheme making provision for the matters specified in section 3(2)(d), (e), (f) and (i) of that Act.\nIn accordance with section 3(1) of the 1991 Act, the Agency has submitted the Scheme to the Secretary of State for confirmation.\nThe Secretary of State has published a notice of intent to make the following Order confirming the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act. The Secretary of State 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 the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(5) and (7) of the 1991 Act and now vested in the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1991 c. 59; “the relevant Minister” is defined in section 72(1). References to the National River Authority were replaced with references to the Environment Agency by paragraph 191 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The functions of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/482/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}