Article 2 Confirmation of the Scheme with modifications

England and Wales

(1)

The Scheme as submitted by the Environment Agency (the provisions of which appear in Schedule 1 to this Order) is hereby confirmed subject to the following modifications –

(a)

in paragraph 2–

(i)

after the definition of “the Commencement Date” insert –

““the New Board” means the board constituted by virtue of paragraph 3(3) of this Scheme;

“the New District” means the district constituted by virtue of paragraph 3(2) of this Scheme;”;

(ii)

in the definition of “Rights and Obligations of the Abolished Boards”, for “vested in and” substitute “vested in or”; and

(iii)

at the end of the definition of the River Deben (Lower) Internal Drainage Board, for the full stop substitute a semi-colon;

(b)

in paragraph 3(1), for the semi-colon substitute a full stop;

(c)

in paragraph 3(2), delete “(hereinafter referred to as “the Internal Drainage District”)”, and for the semi-colon substitute a full stop;

(d)

in paragraph 3(3), in the first line, for “Internal Drainage” substitute “New”, delete “(hereinafter called “the Internal Drainage Board”)” and, at the end, insert a full stop;

(e)

in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, for every reference to “Internal Drainage” substitute “New”;

(f)

in paragraph 5, for “and Property of the Abolished Boards” substitute “of the Abolished Boards, and Property.”;

(g)

in paragraph 6, delete “in relation to the Occupier of any land within the Internal Drainage District”; and

(h)

in paragraph 8, for “and copies thereof shall be sent forthwith to the Internal Drainage” substitute “by the New”.

(2)

Schedule 2 to this Order sets out the Scheme as it has effect by virtue of paragraph (1) on its coming into force.