Land Drainage Act (with its variations) is a stock

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used in

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and the

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for legislation relating to land drainage. Such legislation forms part of land drainage law.

List

Canada

Manitoba *The Land Drainage Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict c 11) *The Land Drainage Act 1898 (61 Vict c 16) *The Land Drainage Act (RSM 1913 c 56) Ontario :The Municipal Drainage Act ( RSO 1897 c 226)

New Zealand

*The Drainage Act 1881 (45 Vict No 27) *The Drainage of Mines Act 1884 (48 Vict No 35) *The Land Drainage Act 1893 *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1894 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

*The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1898 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(62 Vict No 30) *The Land Drainage Act 1904 (4 Edw 7 No 13) *The Land Drainage Amendment Act 1908 (8 Edw 7 No 249) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(4 Geo 5 No 31) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1920 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(11 Geo 5 No 56) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1922 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(13 Geo 5 No 5) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1923 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various isla ...

(13 Geo 5 No 42) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1952 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(No 47) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1956 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(No 7) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1958 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(No 73) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1964 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 95) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1965 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 90) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1967 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 87) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1968 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 88) *The Land Drainage Amendment Act 1971 (No 106) *The Land Drainage Amendment Act 1972 (No 74) *The Land Drainage Amendment Act 1974 (No 93) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1975 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 83) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1976 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 97) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1978 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 102) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1980 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(No 118) *The

Land Drainage Amendment Act 1988 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(No 69)

United Kingdom

(The Land Drainage Supplemental Acts are listed separately). *The

Land Drainage Act 1845 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(8 & 9 Vict c 56) *The Land Drainage Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 38) *The Land Drainage Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 133) *The Land Drainage Act 1914 (5 Geo 5 c 4) *The Land Drainage Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo 5 c 17) *The Land Drainage Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo 5 c 24) *The Land Drainage Act 1929 (20 Geo 5 c 8) *The

Land Drainage Act 1930 The Land Drainage Act 1930 was an Act of Parliament passed by the United Kingdom Government which provided a new set of administrative structures to ensure that drainage of low-lying land could be managed effectively. It followed the proposals of ...

(20 & 21 Geo 5 c 44) *The

Land Drainage Act 1961 The Land Drainage Act 1961 was an Act of Parliament passed by the United Kingdom Government which provided mechanisms for river boards to raise additional finance to fund their obligations. It built upon the provisions of the Land Drainage Act 19 ...

(9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 48) *The

Land Drainage (Amendment) Act 1976 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(c 17) *The Land Drainage Act 1976 (c 70) *The

Land Drainage Act 1991 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various isla ...

(c 59) *The Land Drainage Act 1994 (c 25) *The

Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997 A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...

(c 36) *The

Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1847 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

*The

Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1930 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(20 & 21 Geo 5 c 20) *The

Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1941 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...

(4 & 5 Geo 6 c 13) *The

Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958 Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...

(6 & 7 Eliz 2 c 24) *The Land Drainage Act (Ireland) 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 26) *The

Inclosure and Drainage (Rates) Act 1833 Enclosure or Inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or "common land" enclosing it and by doing so depriving commoners of their rights of access and privilege. Agreements to enclose land ...

*The Drainage Rates Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz 2 c 37) *The Drainage Rates Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz 2 c 39) *The Drainage Rates Act 1963 (c 10) *The Private Money Drainage Act 1849 *The Lough Neagh and Lower Bann Drainage and Navigation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c 15) (NI) *The

Lough Neagh Drainage (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

(c 7) (NI) The Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Acts 1863 to 1892 was the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the following Acts:The

Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 14) is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892. This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a ...

, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Act (Ireland) 1863 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and groundwater, sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe Waterlogging (agricult ...

(26 & 27 Vict c 88) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Act (Ireland) 1864 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic condition ...

(27 & 28 Vict c 72) *The Drainage and Improvement of Lands Amendment Act (Ireland) 1865 (28 & 29 Vict c 52) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Amendment Act (Ireland) 1869 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic condition ...

(32 & 33 Vict c 72) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Amendment Act (Ireland) 1872 The Drainage and Improvement of Lands Amendment Act (Ireland) 1872 was an Act of Parliament, act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The act was repealed in the United Kingdom by the Erne Drainage and Developme ...

(35 & 36 Vict c 31) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands Amendment Act (Ireland) 1874 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic condition ...

(37 & 38 Vict c 32) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Act 1878 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic condition ...

(41 & 42 Vict c 59) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Act 1880 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic condition ...

(43 & 44 Vict c 27) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Land (Ireland) Act 1892 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and groundwater, sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe Waterlogging (agricult ...

(55 & 56 Vict c 63) The Drainage and Navigation (Ireland) Acts 1842 to 1857 was the collective title of the following Acts: *The Drainage (Ireland) Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict c 89) *The Drainage (Ireland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict c 69) *The Drainage (Ireland) Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict c 4) *The Drainage (Ireland) Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 79) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Act 1853 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic condition ...

(16 & 17 Vict c 130) *The

Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Act 1855 Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and groundwater, sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe Waterlogging (agricult ...

(18 & 19 Vict c 110) *The Drainage (Ireland) Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict c 62) *The Public Works (Ireland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 23) The Public Money Drainage Acts 1846 to 1856 was the collective title of the following Acts: *The Public Money Drainage Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict c 101) *The Public Money Drainage Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 11) *The Public Money Drainage Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict c 119) *The Public Money Drainage Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 31) *The Public Money Drainage Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict c 9)

Western Australia

*The Land Drainage Act 1925

Land Drainage Supplemental Acts

The Land Drainage Supplemental Acts were a series of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to confirm provisional orders made under the Land Drainage Act 1861. The following are Land Drainage Supplemental Acts: *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 63) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict c 14) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict c 23) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict c 33) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1866 Number 2 (29 & 30 Vict c 80) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict c 22) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict c lxxxiii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1868 No. 2 (31 & 32 Vict c clvi) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c lx) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict c xxiv) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c i) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1879 (42 Vict c xli) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c lxxxii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c ci) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c lxvii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c ii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental (No. 2) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c lxxxv) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c xli) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c xlvii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c xxiii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict c ccvii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c xciii) *The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1898 (62 & 63 Vict c lxxv)

Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1863

The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 63) is a

public general Act In the United Kingdom an act of Parliament is primary legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. An act of Parliament can be enforced in all four of the UK constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Irelan ...

. The Bill for this Act was the Land Drainage (Provisional Orders) Bill. Part I of the Schedule is the provisional order "In the Matter of Morden Carrs, County of Durham". Part II is the provisional order "In the Matter of Longdon and Eldersfield Drainage". Part III is the provisional order "In the Matter of Maxey Drainage". Section 1 from "provided always" (where first occurring) onwards, and Parts I and III of the Schedule, were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 3 of Part XIII of Schedule 1 to, the

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c 50) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implemented recommendations contained in the fourteenth report on statute law revision, by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. It r ...

. As to the Longdon and Eldersfield drainage commissioners and internal

drainage district Drainage districts occur in England and Wales, varying in size from a few hundred acres to over , all in low-lying areas of the country where flood risk management and land drainage are sensitive issues. Most drainage districts are administered by ...

constituted by this Act, see paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 to the

Lower Severn Internal Drainage Board Order 2005 Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England See also

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(SI 2005/430).

Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1864

The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict c 14) is a public general Act. Section 2, and Part I of the Schedule, were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 3 of Part XIII of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993. As to the Curry Moor and Stanmoor

internal drainage board An internal drainage board (IDB) is a type of operating authority which is established in areas of special drainage need in England and Wales with permissive powers to undertake work to secure clean water drainage and water level management withi ...

s and districts constituted by this Act, see paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 to the

Parrett Internal Drainage Board Order 2005 The River Parrett flows through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England, from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset. Flowing northwest through Somerset and the Somerset Levels to i ...

(SI 2005/431).

Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1865

The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict c 23) is a public general Act.

Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1866

The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict c 33) was a public general Act. The whole Act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 3 of Part XIII of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993.

Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1866 Number 2

The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1866 Number 2 (29 & 30 Vict c 80) was a public general Act. The whole Act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 3 of Part XIII of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993.

Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1867

The Land Drainage Supplemental Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict c 22) is a public general Act. The Bill for this Act was the Land Drainage Supplemental Bill."Land Drainage Supplemental Bill"
Index to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates. Volume 187
"Land Drainage Supplemental Bill"
Index to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates in the Second Session, of the Nineteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom. 30° & 31° Victoria. 1867.

References

{{Reflist Lists of legislation by short title and collective title Land drainage in the United Kingdom