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Local Government Act 1974

Sewerage and stormwater drainage by territorial authorities - Powers of council as to drainage outside district

456: Council may drain areas outside district

You could also call this:

"Councils can drain water from areas outside their own area."

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The council can drain areas that are outside its district. You might wonder how this works, but the law used to allow it. This law was part of the Local Government Act 1974, but it was repealed, which means it was cancelled, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002, you can find more information about this on the Local Government Act 2002 page. This change was made to update the laws about local government.

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Part 26Sewerage and stormwater drainage by territorial authorities
Powers of council as to drainage outside district

456Council may drain areas outside district (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 456: repealed, on , by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).