Explanatory note

This Order confirms a Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency for the amalgamation of the Cod Beck Internal Drainage District, the Lower Swale Internal Drainage District, the River Wiske Internal Drainage District, the Bedale and Upper Swale Internal Drainage District and the Claro Internal Drainage District into one new internal drainage district (“the Swale & Ure Internal Drainage District”).

The Cod Beck Internal Drainage Board, the Lower Swale Internal Drainage Board, the River Wiske Internal Drainage Board, the Bedale and Upper Swale Internal Drainage Board and the Claro Internal Drainage Board are abolished and a new internal drainage board (“the Swale & Ure Drainage Board”) is constituted for the new internal drainage district.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.