Notice is hereby given that on the 24 March Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 3(5) and (7) of the Land Drainage Act 1991, made the Lower Wye and Caldicot and Wentlooge Internal Drainage Districts (Abolition) Order (SI 2015/872 (W.65)) confirming the Scheme submitted by the Natural Resources Body for Wales under section 3(1) of the Act.

The Scheme makes provision for:

i) Abolition of the Lower Wye Internal Drainage District and Board

ii) Abolition of the Caldicot and Wentlooge Internal Drainage District and Board

iii) The creation of a new Internal Drainage District; and

iv.) The transfer of functions to the Natural Resources Body for Wales

v.) Matters supplemental thereto or consequential thereon.

A copy of the Order may be seen during normal office working hours at the offices of the Natural Resources Body for Wales at Cambria House, 29 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0TP and at the offices of the Welsh Government, Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

By paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Land Drainage Act 1991, it is provided that if any person aggrieved by an order desires to question its validity on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Act or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with he may, within 6 weeks after the publication of this notice, make an application for the purpose to the High Court, and if any such application is duly made, the Court, if satisfied that the Order is not within the powers of the Act, or that the interests of the applicant have been substantially prejudiced by any requirements of the Act not having been complied with, may quash the Order either generally or in so far as it affects the applicants.

Julie Garrard

Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management

Welsh Government

March 2015

Llywodraeth Cymru

Deddf Draenio Tir 1991

Gorchymyn Ardaloedd Draenio Mewnol Gwy Isaf a Chil-y-Coed a Gwynllŵg (Diddymu) 2015.

Hysbysir drwy hyn bod Gweinidogion Cymru, ar 24 Mawrth, wrth arfer y pwerau a roddwyd iddynt gan adran 3(5) a (7) o Ddeddf Draenio Tir 1991, wedi gwneud Gorchymyn Ardaloedd Draenio Mewnol Gwy Isaf a Chil-y-Coed a Gwynllŵg (Diddymu) 2015 (OS 2015/872 (W.65)) gan gadarnhau y Cynllun a gyflwynwyd gan Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru o dan adrannau 3(1) y Ddeddf.

Mae’r Cynllun yn darparu ar gyfer:

i) Diddymu Ardal a Bwrdd Draenio Mewnol Gwy Isaf

ii) Diddymu Ardal a Bwrdd Draenio Mewnol Cil-y-coed a Gwynllŵg

iii) Creu Ardal Draenio Mewnol newydd

iv) Trosglwyddo swyddogaethau i Gorff Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru

v) Materion atodol a chanlyniadol i’r uchod.

Mae’n bosib gweld copi o’r Gorchymyn yn swyddfeydd Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn Nhŷ Cambria, 29 Ffordd Casnewydd, Caerdydd CF24 0TP ac yn swyddfeydd Llywodraeth Cymru, Rheoli Perygl Llifogydd ac Erydu Arfordirol, Parc Cathays, Caerdydd CF10 3NQ

Yn ôl paragraff 7 o Atodlen 3 Deddf Draenio Tir 1991, darperir ar gyfer unrhyw berson y mae gorchymyn yn eu tramgwyddo, eu bod am gwestiynu ei ddilysrwydd o ran nad yw o fewn pwerau’r Ddeddf neu nad yw yn cydymffurfio ag unrhyw ofyniad yn y Ddeddf, y gall, o fewn 6 wythnos wedi cyhoeddi’r rhybudd hwn, wneud cais i’r diben hwn i’r Uchel Lys, ac os caiff unrhyw gais o’r fath ei wneud, y bydd y Llys, os ydynt yn fodlon nad yw’r Gorchymyn o fewn pwerau’r Ddeddf, neu bod buddiannau’r ymgeisydd wedi eu niweidio’n sylweddol drwy fethu â chydymffurio ag unrhyw un o ofynion y Ddeddf, ddiddymu’r Gorchymyn naill ai yn gyffredinol neu i’r graddau y caiff effaith ar yr ymgeisydd.

Julie Garrard

Rheoli Perygl Llifogydd ac Erydu Arfordirol

Llywodraeth Cymru

Mawrth 2015