Explanatory note

This Order confirms a Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency for the amalgamation of the Needham, Burial and Birdbeck District and the Ladus District into one new internal drainage district (the “Needham and Laddus Internal Drainage District”). The Needham, Burial and Birdbeck District Commissioners and the Ladus District Commissioners are abolished and a new internal drainage board (the “Needham and Laddus Internal Drainage Board”) is constituted for the new internal drainage district.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.