Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Reconstitution of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board Order 2008 and, if confirmed by the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991, comes into force in accordance with that paragraph.

Confirmation of the Scheme with modifications

2.—(1) The Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency is confirmed with modifications.

(2) The Scheme, as modified by the Secretary of State, is set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Secretary of State’s expenses

3.  The expenses of the Secretary of State in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order must be borne by the Environment Agency.

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULESCHEME SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY, AS MODIFIED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

1.  This Scheme comes into force one month after the date of confirmation of the Order confirming this Scheme.

2.  In this Scheme:–

“the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board” means the internal drainage board constituted by the scheme confirmed by the Witham and Steeping Rivers Catchment Board (Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board) Order 1935(3), as reconstituted by the schemes confirmed by the Lincolnshire River Authority (Alteration of Boundaries of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage District) Order 1965(4) and the Lincolnshire River Authority (Black Sluice Internal Drainage District) Order 1973(5).

3.  The Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board shall be reconstituted such that the number of elected members shall be 11 provided that the existing members of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board shall continue in office until the date of the first meeting of the new members under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 to the Land Drainage Act 1991.

4.  The existing rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property (including deeds, maps, books, papers and other documents) of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board shall be the rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligations and property of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board as reconstituted by this Scheme.

Dated 3rd July 2007

Confirmation of Order

In accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”), the Secretary of State has published the foregoing Order and a notice complying with paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act.

No memorial relating to the Order has been presented to the Secretary of State.

Paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act provides for the Order to come into force upon its confirmation by the appropriate Minister, being (by virtue of paragraph 1(3) of that Schedule) the Minister by whom the Order has been made.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State confirms the Order in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confirms (with modifications) a Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency for the reconstitution of the Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board. The effect of the reconstitution is to reduce the number of the board’s elected members from 22 to 11.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.