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(1)The Scottish Ministers, SEPA and responsible authorities must exercise their flood risk related functions with a view to reducing overall flood risk and, in particular, must exercise their functions under Part 3 so as to secure compliance with the Directive.
(2)In exercising their functions in pursuance of subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers, SEPA and responsible authorities must—
(a)so far as such exercise affects a flood risk management district, act with a view to achieving the objectives set out in the flood risk management plan for that district as approved under section 32,
(b)have regard to the social, environmental and economic impact of such exercise of those functions,
(c)so far as is consistent with the purposes of the flood risk related function concerned—
(i)act in the way best calculated to manage flood risk in a sustainable way,
(ii)promote sustainable flood risk management,
(iii)act with a view to raising public awareness of flood risk, and
(iv)act in the way best calculated to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, and
(d)so far as practicable, adopt an integrated approach by co-operating with each other so as to co-ordinate the exercise of their respective functions.
(3)For the purposes of co-operating with each other under subsection (2)(d), the Scottish Ministers, SEPA and responsible authorities may enter into agreements with each other.
(4)In this Act, “ ” means—
(a)in relation to the Scottish Ministers—
(i)their functions under this Part (other than subsections (1) and (2) of this section), Part 2 (responsible authorities), Part 3 (flood risk assessment, maps and plans), Part 4 (flood risk management: local authority functions), and Part 5 (SEPA: other flood risk management functions), and
(ii)their functions under such other enactments as the Scottish Ministers may specify by order,
(b)in relation to SEPA—
(i)its functions under Part 3 (flood risk assessment, maps and plans) and Part 5 (SEPA: other flood risk management functions), and
(ii)its functions under such other enactments as the Scottish Ministers may specify by order,
(c)in relation to a responsible authority which is a local authority—
(i)its functions under Part 3 (flood risk assessment, maps and plans) and Part 4 (flood risk management: local authority functions), and
(ii)such of its functions relevant to flood risk management as are specified in relation to it in an order made by the Scottish Ministers, and
(d)in relation to any other responsible authority—
(i)its functions under Part 3 (flood risk assessment, maps and plans), and
(ii)such of its functions relevant to flood risk management as are specified in relation to it in an order made by the Scottish Ministers (whether or not in an order under section 5(1)(c) designating it as a responsible authority).
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I1S. 1 in force at 26.11.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/393, art. 2, Sch.
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