# The Welsh Local Flood Defence Scheme 1996 (Revocation) Order 2005, Note: Explanatory note


This note is not part of the Order)
The Welsh Local Flood Defence Scheme 1996 (“the 1996 Scheme”) was made by the Environment Agency (“the Agency”) under section 17 of the Environment Act 1995 (“the Act”), approved on 19th April 1996 by the Secretary of State for Wales acting under section 17(8) of the Act, and came into force on 1st May 1996. The 1996 Scheme was varied by the Welsh Local Flood Defence Scheme (Variation) Scheme 2000, as approved by the National Assembly for Wales (“the Assembly”) under section 17(8) of the Act.
Paragraph 3 of the 1996 Scheme, as amended (“the Scheme”) establishes the following 6 Local Flood Defence Districts (“the Districts”) within the area of the Welsh Regional Flood Defence Committee (“the Regional Committee”):
1. the Dee and Clwyd Local Flood Defence District;
2. the Glamorgan Local Flood Defence District;
3. the Gwynedd Local Flood Defence District;
4. the South West Wales Local Flood Defence District;
5. the Usk Local Flood Defence District; and
6. the Wye Local Flood Defence District.
The respective areas of the Districts comprise those shown on the maps numbered 1–6 in Schedule 1 to the Scheme.
Paragraph 4 of the Scheme constitutes for each District a Local Flood Defence Committee (“Local Committee”).
Paragraph 5 of, and Schedule 2 to the Scheme provides for the membership of the Local Committees.
Paragraph 6 of, and Schedule 3 to the Scheme provides that the Local Committees are to exercise certain functions of the Regional Committee. Those functions are listed in that Schedule.
Paragraph 7 of, and Schedule 4 to the Scheme establish the rules of procedure of the Local Committees. This Order revokes the Scheme and, therefore, the Districts and the Local Committees established under it. By virtue of this revocation, the functions of the Local Committees will revert to the Regional Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/548/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-local-flood-defence-scheme-1996-revocation-order-2005/note
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