The council can make plans for draining water from your area. You live in a district and the council is in charge of making sure it doesn't flood. The council has the power to make decisions about how to drain water from your district.

The law that gave the council this power is part of the Local Government Act 1974, but this specific part of the law was repealed, which means it is no longer in effect, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002. You can find more information about this change on the Local Government Act 2002 webpage. This change happened when the Local Government Act 2002 came into effect.

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441: Interpretation and application, or

"Understanding what the law means and how it is used"

443: Constitution of urban drainage areas, or

"How cities manage stormwater and drains is now organised in a different way"

Part 26Sewerage and stormwater drainage by territorial authorities
Powers of council in respect of sewerage and stormwater drainage

442Council may make provision for drainage of district (Repealed)

Notes

Section 442: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).