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(1)     The Land Drainage Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 41 (rates charged by reference to annual value of agricultural land and buildings), in subsection (2), at the end insert—

“This is subject to section 41A below.”

(3)     After section 41 insert—

“41A Alternative method of calculating annual value of agricultural land and buildings

(1)     The appropriate national authority may by regulations make provision for the annual value of each chargeable property in an internal drainage district to be determined for the purposes of this Chapter by the drainage board for that district in accordance with the regulations.

Any determination made under the regulations is subject to sections 43 and 44 below.

(2)     In this section “the appropriate national authority” means—

(3)     Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision—