Flood and Water Management Act 2010

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

    1. 1. Key concepts and definitions

      1. 1.“Flood” and “coastal erosion”

      2. 2.“Risk”

      3. 3.“Risk management”

      4. 4.“Flood risk management function”

      5. 5.“Coastal erosion risk management function”

      6. 6.Other definitions

    2. 2. Strategies, co-operation and funding

      1. 7.National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: England

      2. 8.National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: Wales

      3. 9.Local flood risk management strategies: England

      4. 10.Local flood risk management strategies: Wales

      5. 11.Effect of national and local strategies: England

      6. 12.Effect of national and local strategies: Wales

      7. 13.Co-operation and arrangements

      8. 14.Power to request information

      9. 15.Civil sanctions

      10. 16.Funding

      11. 17.Levies

    3. 3. Supplemental powers and duties

      1. 18.Environment Agency: reports

      2. 19.Local authorities: investigations

      3. 20.Ministerial directions

      4. 21.Lead local authorities: duty to maintain a register

    4. 4. Regional Flood and Coastal Committees

      1. 22.Establishment

      2. 23.Consultation and consent

      3. 24.Membership

      4. 25.Money

      5. 26.“The Minister”

    5. 5. General

      1. 27.Sustainable development

      2. 28.Power to make further amendments

      3. 29.Restructuring

      4. 30.Designation of features

      5. 31.Amendment of other Acts

  3. Part 2 Miscellaneous

    1. 32.Sustainable drainage

    2. 33.Reservoirs

    3. 34.Special administration

    4. 35.Provision of infrastructure

    5. 36.Water use: temporary bans

    6. 37.Civil sanctions

    7. 38.Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: Environment Agency

    8. 39.Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: local authorities

    9. 40.Building regulations: flood resistance

    10. 41.Compulsory works orders

    11. 42.Agreements on new drainage systems

    12. 43.Drainage: concessionary charges for community groups

    13. 44.Social tariffs

    14. 45.Water and sewerage charges: non-owner occupiers

    15. 46.Abolition of Fisheries Committee (Scotland)

  4. Part 3 General

    1. 47.Pre-consolidation amendments

    2. 48.Subordinate legislation

    3. 49.Technical provision

    1. Schedule 1

      Risk Management: Designation of Features

    2. Schedule 2

      Risk Management: Amendment of Other Acts

    3. Schedule 3

      Sustainable Drainage

    4. Schedule 4

      Reservoirs

    5. Schedule 5

      Special Administration