Introductory text

Land Drainage, England

Flood Risk Management, England

Made 10th March 2011

Coming into force 30th March 2011

The Secretary of State considers—

(a)

that it is necessary or expedient to make an order under section 16(5)(b) of the Environment Act 1995^f1 (“the Act”) specifying the number of members to be appointed to the Thames Regional Flood Defence Committee by certain constituent councils from 30th March 2011;

(b)

that one member of that Committee should be appointed jointly by certain constituent councils.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(5)(b) and (8) of the Act^f2:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1995 c. 25. Section 16(5)(b) is prospectively repealed in relation to England And Wales by paragraph 53 of Schedule 2 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29).
f2: Sections 15(7) and 16(9) define “the relevant Minister” and section 56(1) defines “the Minister”. By virtue of article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794), the power conferred by section 16(5) is now exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to any regional flood defence committee, the whole of or the greater part of which is not in Wales.