# The Upper Ouse Water Management Board Order 2026, Paragraph 2


In this Scheme—
“the abolished boards” means the Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage Board, the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage Board and the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage Board;
“the Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the Great Ouse River Board (Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage District) Order 1961 (“the 1961 Order”);
“the Alconbury and Ellington Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the 1961 Order;
“the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the Anglian Water Authority (Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage District) Order 1978 (“the 1978 Order”) as amended by the Scheme confirmed by the Reconstitution of the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage Board Order 1993;
“the Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the 1978 Order;
“the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the Amalgamation of the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage Districts Order 2001 (“the 2001 Order”);
“the Buckingham and River Ouzel Internal Drainage District” means the internal drainage district constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the 2001 Order;
“the commencement date” means the date on which this Scheme comes into force;
“elected members” means those members of the Upper Ouse Water Management Board who are appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to this Scheme or elected in accordance with the provisions made by or under Schedule 1 to the Land Drainage Act 1991;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/61/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/upper-ouse-water-management-board-order-2026/schedule/paragraph-2
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