Paragraph 2

In this Scheme—

• “the abolished boards” means 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;

• “the Bedale and Upper Swale Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by The Yorkshire Water Authority (Bedale and Upper Swale Internal Drainage District) Order 1981^f1 and “the Bedale and Upper Swale Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme, as confirmed;

• “the Claro Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by The Yorkshire Water Authority (Claro Internal Drainage District) Order 1980^f2 and “the Claro Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme, as confirmed;

• “the Cod Beck Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board reconstituted by the scheme confirmed by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (Alteration of Boundaries of the Cod Beck Internal Drainage District) Order 1945^f3 (“the 1945 order”) and “the Cod Beck Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (Cod Beck Internal Drainage District) Order 1934^f4, the boundaries of which were altered by the 1945 order;

• “the commencement date” means the date on which this Scheme comes into force;

• “the Lower Swale Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (Lower Swale Internal Drainage District) Order 1937^f5 and “the Lower Swale Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme, as confirmed;

• “the new Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by virtue of paragraph 3(3) of this Scheme;

• “property” means, in relation to any of the abolished boards, any property which is vested in that abolished board immediately before the commencement date and includes books of account, other books, deeds, maps, papers and other documents, in whatever medium held, and computer and other electronic records;

• “rights and obligations” means, in relation to any of the abolished boards, all rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities which are vested in or which fall to be discharged by that abolished board immediately before the commencement date; and

• “the River Wiske Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by the River Ouse (Yorks.) Catchment Board (River Wiske Internal Drainage District) Order 1937^f6 and “the River Wiske Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by that scheme, as confirmed.