Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 (repealed)

1. Introductory Text

2. Flood Prevention Operations

   1. 1. Purposes for which powers of local authorities under Act are exercisable.

   2. 2. Powers of local authorities.

   3. 3. Supplementary provisions as to powers of local authorities.

   4. 4. Flood prevention schemes.

3. Assessment and maintenance of watercourses

   1. 4A. Duty of local authorities to assess watercourses.

   2. 4B. Duty of local authorities to maintain watercourses.

   3. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Prevention of obstruction of watercourses, et ceteralaetc.

   1. 6. Byelaws.

5. Reports

   1. 6A. Duty of local authorities to publish reports.

6. Supplementary

   1. 7. Acquisition of land.

   2. 8. Powers of entry on land.

   3. 9. Provision and obtaining of information.

   4. 10. Unjustified disclosure of information.

   5. 11. Compensation.

   6. 12. Contributions to and by local authorities.

   7. 13. Financial provisions.

   8. 14. Crown rights.

   9. 15. Interpretation.

   10. 16. Short title, commencement and extent.

7. SCHEDULES

   1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Provisions which may be Incorporated in Flood Prevention Schemes

      1. Permissible limits of deviation

         1. 1. In carrying out the operations the local authority may deviate...

      2. Temporary works

         1. 2. In addition to carrying out the operations the local authority...

      3. Powers of entry

         1. 3. (1) The local authority, or any person duly authorised by...

      4. Power to cut bushes and scrub and to take down fences

         1. 4. The local authority may, for the purpose of carrying out...

      5. Fencing of land, et ceteralaetc.

         1. 5. The local authority shall, so far as is necessary for...

      6. Disposal of spoil

         1. 6. Except as otherwise provided under the scheme the local authority...

      7. Penalty for obstructing local authority in exercise of powers

         1. 7. If any person obstructs the local authority in the exercise...

      8. Interpretation

         1. 8. In any provision of this Schedule, unless the context otherwise...

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to confirmation, coming into operation and validity of flood prevention schemes

      1. 1. A flood prevention scheme may be submitted to the Secretary...

      2. 2. Before submitting a flood prevention scheme to the Secretary of...

      3. 3. (1) Not later than the date on which the said...

      4. 4. Not later than the date on which the said notice...

      5. 5. If before the expiration of the said period of three...

      6. 6. The provisions of subsections (2) to (9) of section two...

      7. 7. (1) After considering any objections to the proposed scheme, which...

      8. 8. If the Secretary of State confirms the scheme (with or...

      9. 9. If any person aggrieved by a flood prevention scheme desires...

      10. 10. Subject to the provisions of the last foregoing paragraph, a...