14 General drainage powers of boards and local authorities
Land Drainage Act 1991 (1991 c 59) | Legislation

Part II Provisions for Facilitating or Securing the Drainage of Land

General powers

14  General drainage powers of boards and local authorities

(1)     Subject to section 11 above and subsection (4) and section 17 below—

(a)     every drainage board acting within the internal drainage district for which they are the drainage board; and

(b)     every local authority acting either—

(i)     for the purpose of carrying out works in pursuance of a scheme under section 18 below; or

(¾±¾±)ÌýÌýÌýÌý so far as may be necessary for the purpose of preventing flooding or mitigating any damage caused by flooding in their area,

shall have the powers specified in subsection

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