The Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998
S.I. 1998/1639 · Made 7 July 1998
LAND DRAINAGE
Made 7th July 1998
Coming into force 8th July 1998
Whereas the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food considers–
it is necessary or expedient to make an order under section 16(5) of the Environment Act 1995f1 in relation to the regional flood defence committee specified in Article 1 of this Order;
it is inappropriate that the council of any county in relation to which an entry “none” appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order should appoint a member of the committee; and
that one member of the committee should be appointed jointly by the councils for any county or London borough in relation to which an entry “one jointly” appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order.
Now, therefore, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on himf2 by section 16(5) and (8) of the Environment Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Section 15(7) defines “the relevant Minister” and section 56(1) defines “the Minister”.
Contents
- 1Title, commencement and interpretation
- 2Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council
- 3Revocations
- Signature
- Schedule NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED BY EACH CONSTITUENT COUNCIL OR GROUP OF COUNCILS
- Explanatory note
1Title, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1998 and shall come into force on 8th July 1998.
In this Order “the committee” means the Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils of the counties and London boroughs specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils.
2Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council
The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils of any countyf1 or London borough specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule.
Where more than one county or London borough is specified in any entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, any appointment made to the committee by the councils for those counties or London boroughs shall be made jointly.
3Revocations
The Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997f1 is revoked.
Signature
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
7th July 1998
NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED BY EACH CONSTITUENT COUNCIL OR GROUP OF COUNCILS
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Counties and London boroughs | Number of Membersf1 |
| Berkshire | None |
| Brighton and Hove, East Sussex | One jointly |
| Hampshire | One |
| Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton | One jointly |
| Isle of Wight | One |
| Kent | Two |
| Kent, the Medway Towns | One jointly |
| The London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich | One jointly |
| Surrey | None |
| West Sussex | One |
| Wiltshire | None |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies the number of members of the regional flood defence committee known as the Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee who are to be appointed by each constituent council or group of councils. The order takes account of changes in local government responsibilities which took effect on 1st April 1998. Regional flood defence committees of the Environment Agency were established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995. The previous order is revoked.