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This Statutory Instrument is published in substitution of the S.I. of the same number to include its date of confirmation and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Land Drainage, England

Made 11th June 2025

Coming into force 11.30 a.m. on 29th August 2025

Under section 32(1) of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”)^f1, the Environment Agency has prepared a Scheme making provision for the matters specified in section 32(1) of the 1991 Act and submitted the Scheme to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

In accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act, the Secretary of State has caused a notice of their intention to make the following Order, the place where copies of the draft Order may be inspected and obtained, and the period within which, and the manner in which, objections to the draft Order may be made, to be published and to be sent to local authorities and other relevant bodies.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred under section 32(5) of the 1991 Act and now vested in the Secretary of State^f2.

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f1: 1991 c. 59. The definitions of “the appropriate Minister” and “the Minister” are respectively contained in sections 32(8) and 72(1) of that Act.
f2: The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State under article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).