Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(5) and (7) of the Land Drainage Act 1991, proposes to make an Order confirming a Scheme submitted by the Environment Agency under section 3(1) of the Act.

The scheme makes provision for:

• i the abolition of the Foss Internal Drainage Board and the Wilberfoss and Thornton Level Drainage Board;
• ii the amalgamation of the internal drainage districts under the jurisdiction of the above-mentioned internal drainage boards into one new internal drainage district;
• iii the constitution of a new internal drainage board for the internal drainage district formed by the amalgamation;

ii the amalgamation of the internal drainage districts under the jurisdiction of the above-mentioned internal drainage boards into one new internal drainage district;

iii the constitution of a new internal drainage board for the internal drainage district formed by the amalgamation;

A copy of the Order, together with a copy of the Scheme has been deposited at the offices of the Foss Internal Drainage Board, at the York Consortium of Internal Drainage Boards, Derwent House, Crockey Hill, York, YO19 4SR and the Environment Agency, River House, 21 Park Square, South Leeds, LS1 2QG, and at the offices of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Area 2D, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AL for public inspection during normal office working hours for a period of thirty days after the date of publication of this Notice.

Copies of the draft Order may be obtained from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Any objection to the draft Order should be made in writing and sent to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at the above address, within the period mentioned above, quoting reference number LDC 2464.

Grant Horsburgh

Flood Management Division

Dated:16 December 2009