The Severn—Trent Water Authority (Abolition of the Elford Internal Drainage District) Order 1987

Made: 7th September 1987

Coming into force: 8th December 1987

Now, therefore, the Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him be sections 11(4) and 109(6) of the Land Drainage Act 1976, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Severn—Trent Water Authority (Abolition of the Elford Internal Drainage District) Order 1987 and shall, unless subject to special parliamentary procedure, come into operation on the date of its confirmation by the Minister.

2

The Scheme is hereby confirmed subject to the following modification:—

3

The expenses of the Minister in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order shall be borne by the Severn—Trent Water Authority and shall be part of the administrative expenses of that Authority.

LAND DRAINAGE ACT 1976 — SEVERN—TRENT WATER AUTHORITYABOLITION OF THE ELFORD INTERNAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT

The Severn—Trent Water Authority (hereinafter called “the Authority”) have prepared the following Scheme under Section 11(1) of the Land Drainage Act 1976 (hereinafter called “the 1976 Act”) and submit it to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (hereinafter called “the Minister”) for confirmation under Section 11(4) of the 1976 Act.

SCHEME

On a day to be appointed by the Minister (which day is hereinafter referred to as “the appointed day”) the following provisions shall have effect:

• (1) The Elford Internal Drainage District (constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the River Trent Catchment Board (Elford Internal Drainage District) Order 1944[^f00002] and continuing as an internal drainage district by virtue of Section 6(4) of the 1976 Act) and the internal drainage board thereof (hereinafter called “the Board”), shall be abolished and the rights powers, duties, obligations, liabilities and property (including in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of that expression, books of accounts, other books, deeds, maps and other documents) of the Board shall be transferred to the Authority.

• (2) The accounts of the Board shall be made up to the appointed day and shall be audited in like manner and subject to the like incidents and consequences as if this Scheme had not been made: provided that any sum certified by the District Auditor at any such audit as due from any person shall be paid to the Authority.

• (3) Any monies transferred to the Authority being the balance of drainage rates levied by the Board or any other assets so transferred shall be applied by the Authority as if the same were the proceeds of a general drainage charge levied by them under the provisions of Section 48 of the 1976 Act.

• (4) Any debts due from the Board immediately before the appointed day shall be discharged by the Authority and any arrears of rates outstanding at the appointed day shall be paid to, and be recoverable by, the Authority.

• (5) As respects any matter transferred under this Scheme the Scheme shall operate as conclusive evidence of the transfer without the necessity of any further assignment or deed of transfer.

Signed

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on

(Sgd.) R.C. McKinley — Authorised by the Minister — 7th September 1987.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, confirms, with a modification, a Scheme submitted to him by the Severn—Trent Water Authority for the abolition, on a day to be appointed by the Minister, of the Elford Internal Drainage District constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the River Trent Catchment Board (Elford Internal Drainage District) Order 1944 and the internal drainage board thereof. On the appointed day all the rights, property and obligations of the Elford Internal Drainage Board will be transferred to the Severn—Trent Water Authority.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1976 c. 70.

[^f00002]: S.R. & O. 1944/1195.