SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Risk Management: Amendment of Other Acts

Land Drainage Act 1991

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1

Section 33 (commutation of obligations) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) for “Agency or the drainage board for the internal drainage district” substitute “ relevant authority for the area ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for “Agency or an internal drainage board propose” substitute “ relevant authority proposes ”, and

b

for “Agency or board” substitute “ authority ”.

4

In subsection (3) for “Agency or board”, in each place, substitute “ relevant authority ”.

5

After subsection (5) insert—

5A

In this section and section 34, references to the relevant authority for an area—

a

in relation to work in an area which forms part of an internal drainage district, are references to the drainage board for the district, and

b

in relation to work in any other area, are references to the lead local flood authority for the area.

5B

Lead local flood authority” has the meaning given by section 6 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

6

For subsection (6)(a) substitute—

a

in relation to a lead local flood authority for an area in England, means the Secretary of State,

aa

in relation to a lead local flood authority for an area in Wales, means the Welsh Ministers, and