Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997
Flood prevention
1 Duty of local authorities to assess watercourses.
2 Duty of local authorities to maintain watercourses.
3 Duty of local authorities to publish reports.
4 Increase in certain fines.
5 Minor and consequential amendments.
Land drainage
6 Termination of land drainage schemes.
Miscellaneous
7 Financial provisions.
8 Repeals.
9 Citation, commencement and extent.

Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997

1997 c. 36

An Act to amend the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 in relation to flood prevention measures to be taken by local authorities; to repeal section 11(2) of the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1930 and section 8(2) of the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1941; and for connected purposes.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—