The Reconstitution of the River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board Order 1993

Made: 28th January 1993

Coming into force: 12th March 1993

Now, therefore, the Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(5) and (7) of the 1991 Act and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Reconstitution of the River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board Order 1993 and shall, unless subject to special Parliamentary procedure, come into force on the date of its confirmation by the Minister, in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 1991 Act.

2

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

• (i) for paragraph 1 there shall be substituted the following:—

• This Scheme shall come into force one month after the date of confirmation of the Order confirming this Scheme.

• (ii) for paragraph 2 of the Scheme there shall be substituted the following:—

• The Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Kent Rivers Catchment Board (River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board) Order 1938 (S.R. & O. 1938/616) shall be reconstituted such that the number of elected members shall be nine, provided that the existing members of the 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.

3

The expenses of the Minister in connection with the making and confirmation of this Order shall be borne by the National Rivers Authority.

SCHEDULE

SCHEME SUBMITTED BY THE NRA

1

This Scheme shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Ministerand such day is hereinafter called “the appointed day”.

2

The Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Kent Rivers Catchment Board (River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board) Order, 1938 (S.R. & O. 1938 No 616) shall be reconstituted and shall consist of 9 members who, with the exception of the first members, shall be persons elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1991 Act. The First members shall be appointed by the Minister and shall hold office until the expiration of one year from 1st November next following the day on which they are appointed.

3

The existing rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligationsand property (including deeds, maps, books, papersand other documents) of the River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board as constituted by the Kent Rivers Catchment Board (River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board) Order, 1938 (S. R. & O. 1938 No 616) shall be the rights, powers, duties, liabilities, obligationsand property of the Internal Drainage Board as reconstituted by this Scheme.

CONFIRMATION OF ORDER

Whereas the foregoing Order has been published by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (“the Minister”) in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991;

And whereas no memorial relating to the Order has been presented to the Minister;

Now therefore the Minister in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the said Act hereby confirms the said Order.

Signed

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

R A Hathaway — Assistant Secretary — 28th January 1993.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confirms with modifications a Scheme (“the present Scheme”) submitted by the National Rivers Authority for the reconstitution of the River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board. That Board was formerly constituted by the Scheme confirmed by the Kent Rivers Catchment Board (River Stour (Kent) Internal Drainage Board) Order 1938 (S.R. & O. 1938/616).

The principal change made by the present Scheme as modified is a reduction in the number of elected members of the Board from 18 to 9.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1991 c. 59; and the definition of “the relevant Minister” is contained in section 72(1) of that Act.