{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reconstitution-of-the-witham-fourth-district-drainage-board-order-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/437",
  "legislation_title": "The Reconstitution of the Witham Fourth District Drainage Board Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reconstitution-of-the-witham-fourth-district-drainage-board-order-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Land Drainage, England\nMade 19th August 2010\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nUnder section 3(1)(a) of the Land Drainage Act 1991, the Environment Agency has prepared a Scheme making provision for the reconstitution of the Witham Fourth District Drainage Board.\nIn accordance with section 3(1)(a) of that Act, the Environment 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 (with modifications as appear to the Secretary of State to be desirable) in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to that 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 in whom the powers conferred by section 3(5) and (7) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to, that Act are now vested, makes the following Order in exercise of those powers.",
  "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). The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794). 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)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/437/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."
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