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The Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) (Amendment) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/1007 · Made 1 April 1996

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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a default in S.I. 1996/538 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

LAND DRAINAGE

Made 1st April 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

Whereas:—

(1)

In accordance with The Welsh National Water Development Authority (Regional Land Drainage Committee) Order 1973, the total number of members of the Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) consists of nineteen members.

(2)

The National Rivers Authority (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in accordance with section 11(2) of the Water Resources Act 1991f1 (hereinafter referred to as “the 1991 Act”) have submitted to the Secretary of State (hereinafter referred to as “the Minister”) a provisional determination (hereinafter called “the determination”) varying the total number of members of the Committee from nineteen to twenty one.

(3)

The Minister has confirmed the determination by virtue of the Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) Order 1996f2.

Now therefore the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 11(4) and (5) of the 1991 Act and of every other power enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 57.

f2

S.I. 1996/538.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) Order 1996
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

This Order shall be cited as the Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

2Amendment of the Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) Order 1996

The Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) Order 1996f1 is amended by the insertion after article 2 of:—

“Revocation

3

The Welsh National Water Development Authority (Regional Land Drainage Committee) Order 1973f2 is hereby revoked.”

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Gwilym Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

1st April 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order revokes the Welsh National Water Development Authority (Regional Land Drainage Committee) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/1924), consequent upon the provisions of the Regional Flood Defence Committee (Welsh Region) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/538).