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Local Government Act 1974

Divestment of land drainage schemes and water race schemes - Implementation of transfer plan

517ZK: Power of local authority to enter into contracts with scheme owners

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"Councils can make agreements with scheme owners to plan and run drainage and water schemes."

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A local authority can make a contract with the owner of a land drainage scheme or water race scheme. This contract can be about planning, implementing, operating, and maintaining the scheme. The local authority's power to do this is subject to the rules in Part 16A.

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Part 29ADivestment of land drainage schemes and water race schemes
Implementation of transfer plan

517ZKPower of local authority to enter into contracts with scheme owners

  1. Subject to Part 16A, a local authority may enter into a contract with the scheme owner of any land drainage scheme or water race scheme to undertake all or any of the following, namely, the planning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of that land drainage scheme or water race scheme.

Notes
  • Section 517ZK: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 5) 1999 (1999 No 125).