Paragraph 7

(1)

Section 135 (amount, assessment etc of general drainage charge) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) (charge to be at a uniform rate per hectare of chargeable land)—

(a)

for “a local flood defence district” there is substituted “ a flood risk management region ”;

(b)

for “that district” there is substituted “ that region ”.

(3)

In subsection (3) (calculation), in paragraph (b), for “the local flood defence district” there is substituted “ the flood risk management region ”.

(4)

In subsection (4) (provision that may be made by a single order)—

(a)

in paragraph (b), for “one or more local flood defence districts” there is substituted “ one or more flood risk management regions ”;

(b)

in the words following paragraph (b)—

(i)

for “more than one local flood defence district” there is substituted “ more than one flood risk management region ”;

(ii)

for “districts” there is substituted “ flood risk management regions ”.