The Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997 No. 1360

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1997 No. 1360

LAND DRAINAGE

The Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997

Made

28th May 1997

Coming into force

1st June 1997

Whereas the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food considers-

(a)it is necessary or expedient to make an order under section 16(5) of the Environment Act 1995(1) in relation to the regional flood defence committee specified in Article 1 of this Order;

(b)it is inappropriate that the council of any county in relation to which an entry "none" appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order should appoint a member of the committee; and

(c)that one member of the committee should be appointed jointly by the councils for any county or metropolitan district in relation to which an entry "one jointly" appears in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order.

Now, therefore, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him(2) by section 16(5) and (8) of the Environment Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st June 1997.

(2) In this Order "the committee" means the Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee, being the regional flood defence committee established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995 for which the councils for the counties and metropolitan districts specified in the Schedule to this Order are the constituent councils.

Number of members of the committee to be appointed by each constituent council

2.-(1) The number of members to be appointed to the committee by the council or councils of any county(3) or metropolitan district specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order shall be the number specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Schedule.

(2) Where more than one county or metropolitan district is specified in any entry in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, any appointment made to the committee in relation to that entry by the councils for those counties and metropolitan districts shall be made jointly.

Revocation

3. The Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 1996(4) is revoked.

Elliot Morley

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

28th May 1997

Article 2

SCHEDULENUMBER OF MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED BY EACH CONSTITUENT COUNCIL OR GROUP OF COUNCILS

(1)(2)
Counties and metropolitan districtsNumber of Members(5)
CumbriaNone
Darlington, DurhamOne jointly
DurhamOne
GatesheadOne
Hartlepool, Redcar and ClevelandOne jointly
Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-TeesOne jointly
Newcastle upon TyneOne
North Tyneside, South TynesideOne jointly
North YorkshireNone
NorthumberlandOne
SunderlandOne

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the number of members of the regional flood defence committee known as the Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee who are to be appointed by each constituent council or group of councils. The order takes account of changes in local government responsibilities which took effect on 1st April 1997. Regional flood defence committees of the Environment Agency were established by section 14 of the Environment Act 1995. The previous order is revoked.

(2)

Section 15(7) defines "the relevant Minister" and section 56(1) defines "the Minister".

(3)

In accordance with regulation 5(6) of the Local Government Changes in England Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/867), references to a county council include a district council to which county functions have been transferred pursuant to a structural change.

(4)

S.I. 1996/1617.

(5)

In accordance with section 16(7) of the Environment Act 1995, this order has been so framed that the total number of members appointed under section 15(1)(a) and (b) of the Act is one less than the number of those appointed by or on behalf of constituent councils.


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