Land Drainage Act 1991
Land Drainage Act 1991 (1991 c. 59)
- Land Drainage Act 1991 (1991 c. 59)
- Part I INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDS
- Constitution etc. of boards
- 1 Internal drainage districts and boards.
- 2 Review of boundaries of internal drainage districts.
- 3 Schemes for reorganisation of internal drainage districts etc.
- 4 Powers to make the appropriate supervisory body a drainage board.
- 5 Transfer of functions etc. back from the appropriate supervisory body.
- 6 Schemes and orders under sections 3 to 5: compensation for loss of office.
- General provision with respect to functions of drainage boards
- 7 Supervision of drainage boards by the appropriate supervisory body.
- 8 Concurrent powers of Agency.
- 9 Default powers of the appropriate supervisory body.
- 10 Exercise of default powers by local authorities.
- 11 Arrangements between drainage authorities.
- Duties with respect to the environment and recreation
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- Part II PROVISIONS FOR FACILITATING OR SECURING THE DRAINAGE OF LAND
- General powers
- 14 General drainage powers of boards and local authorities.
- 14A General powers: flood risk management works
- 15 Disposal of spoil by boards and local authorities.
- 16 Exercise of local authority powers under sections 14 and 15.
- 17 Supervision of local authority powers under sections 14 to 16.
- 18 Drainage of small areas.
- 19 Arrangements as to works etc. with navigation and conservancy authorities.
- 20 Arrangements with other persons for carrying out drainage works.
- 21 Enforcement of obligations to repair watercourses, bridges, etc.
- 22 Powers of Ministers to authorise landowners to carry out drainage works.
- Control of flow of watercourses etc.
- 23 Prohibition on obstructions etc. in watercourses
- 24 Contraventions of prohibition on obstructions etc.
- 25 Powers to require works for maintaining flow of watercourse.
- 26 Competing jurisdictions under section 25.
- 27 Appeals against notices under section 25.
- Restoration and improvement of ditches
- 28 Orders requiring the cleansing of ditches etc.
- 29 Effect of order under section 28.
- 30 Authorisation of drainage works in connection with a ditch.
- 31 Composition and incidental powers ....
- Part III POWERS TO MODIFY EXISTING OBLIGATIONS
- 32 Variation of awards.
- 33 Commutation of obligations.
- 34 Financial consequences of commutation.
- 35 Powers to vary navigation rights.
- Part IV FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER I PROVISION FOR THE EXPENSES OF INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDS
- Raising and apportionment of expenses
- 36 Raising of the expenses of internal drainage boards.
- 37 Apportionment of drainage expenses.
- Disclosure of Revenue and Customs information
- 37A Disclosure of Revenue and Customs information
- 37B Restrictions on onward disclosure of Revenue and Customs information
- 37C Further provisions about disclosure under section 37A or 37B
- Division of district for purposes of drainage rates and special levies
- 38 Orders sub-dividing a district for the purposes of raising expenses.
- 39 Petition for sub-division of internal drainage district.
- CHAPTER II DRAINAGE RATES
- Levying of drainage rates
- 40 Levying of drainage rates.
- 41 Rates charged by reference to annual value of agricultural land and buildings.
- 41A Alternative method of calculating annual value of agricultural land and buildings
- Determination and modification of annual value
- 42 Determination of annual value.
- 43 Adjustment of annual values to secure fair distribution of rating burden.
- 44 Effect of determinations under section 43.
- 45 Appeals against determinations of annual value.
- 46 Hearing and determination of appeals under section 45.
- Power to grant exemptions from rating
- 47 Power to grant exemptions from rating.
- Making and assessment of rates
- 48 Procedure for making of rate.
- 49 Assessment for rating.
- 50 Amendments as respects drainage rates.
- 51 Other appeals against drainage rates.
- Supplemental and enforcement provisions
- 52 Registers of drainage hereditaments.
- 53 Power to require information.
- 54 Powers for enforcing payment.
- CHAPTER III FURTHER FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- 55 Powers of internal drainage boards and local authorities to borrow etc.
- 56 Concurrent power of boards to impose navigation tolls.
- 57 Contributions by the appropriate agency to expenses of internal drainage boards.
- 58 Allocation of appropriate agency revenue for its functions as an internal drainage board
- 59 Grants to drainage bodies.
- 60 Power of local authority to contribute to expenses of drainage works.
- 61 Land drainage expenses of local authorities.
- Part IVA Duties with respect to the environment and recreation
- 61A Duties in relation to drainage boards.
- 61B Duties in relation to local authorities.
- 61C Duties with respect to sites of special scientific interest.
- 61D Ministerial directions to drainage boards.
- 61E Codes of practice.
- Part V MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
- Powers to acquire and dispose of land
- 61F Powers of internal drainage boards and local authorities to facilitate spray irrigation.
- 62 Powers of internal drainage boards and local authorities to acquire land.
- 63 Power of internal drainage boards to dispose of land.
- 64 Powers of entry for internal drainage boards and local authorities.
- Subordinate legislation
- 65 Land drainage regulations.
- 66 Powers to make byelaws.
- 66A Alternative procedure for byelaws made by internal drainage boards
- Protective provisions
- 67 Protection for particular undertakings and savings in respect of works.
- 68 Power of navigation authorities etc to divert sewers.
- Information provisions
- 69 Power to hold inquiries for land drainage purposes etc.
- 70 Confidentiality of information obtained by Agencyand Natural Resources Body for Walesetc.
- Construction of Act
- 71 Service of documents.
- 72 Interpretation.
- 73 Disputes as to whether works connected with main river.
- Other supplemental provisions
- 74 Application to Crown.
- 75 Application to the Isles of Scilly.
- 76 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 MEMBERS OF INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDS
- Part I ELECTION OF MEMBERS
- Election rules
- Eligiblity of electors
- Number of votes for each elector
- Qualification for election
- Part II MEMBERS APPOINTED BY CHARGING AUTHORITIES
- Appointment of members by charging authorities
- Numbers of members appointed by charging authorities
- Part III SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS
- Terms of office etc. of members
- Resignation etc. of elected members
- Insolvency of members or candidates
- Filling casual vacancies
- Eligibility of vacating member of board
- Meaning of “elected member”
- SCHEDULE 2 EXPENSES AND PROCEEDINGS ETC. OF INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARDS
- Payment of expenses etc. of members and officers
- Payments etc. to staff
- Proceedings of internal drainage board
- Annual report
- Accounts
- SCHEDULE 3 PROCEDURE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ORDERS
- Application and interpretation of Schedule
- Notice of proposed order
- Determination of whether to make order
- Procedure and other matters after the making of an order.
- Orders subject to special parliamentary procedure
- Notice of unconfirmed orders
- Challenge to unconfirmed orders
- Power to make regulations for purposes of Schedule etc.
- SCHEDULE 4 SCHEMES FOR SMALL DRAINAGE WORKS
- Consultation and notice with respect to proposed scheme
- Objections to scheme
- Notice of scheme after it is made
- SCHEDULE 5 BYELAWS
- Publicity for application for confirmation
- Confirmation
- Commencement of byelaw
- Publicity for confirmed byelaw
- Revocation of byelaw
- Proof of byelaws
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 6 PROTECTION FOR PARTICULAR UNDERTAKINGS
- Undertakings protected by Schedule
- Protection for statutory powers and jurisdiction
- General provisions protecting undertakings
- Special protection for railways etc.
- Conditions of consent and grounds for refusal
- Determination of disputes
- Table of Derivations
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