# The River Adur Internal Drainage District Order 2016, Introduction: Introductory text


Land Drainage, England
Made 30th June 2016
Coming into force 31st March 2017
Under section 3(1)(a) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”), the Environment Agency has prepared a Scheme making provision for the matters specified in section 3(2)(d) and (i) and has submitted the Scheme to the Secretary of State for confirmation.
The Secretary of State has published a notice of intent to make this Order confirming the Scheme in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act and has sent this notice to the relevant local authorities and other bodies specified in paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule.
No objection has been made to the draft Order.
Accordingly the Secretary of State makes this 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/756/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/river-adur-internal-drainage-district-order-2016/introduction
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