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Flood and Water Management Act 2010

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Coast Protection Act 1949

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5(1)Section 5 (coast protection work: objections and approvals) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)for “coast protection authority” substitute “coastal erosion risk management authority”,

(b)for “area of the authority” substitute “area in which the proposed work is to take place”, and

(c)for the words from “on the Environment Agency” to the end substitute “on the persons listed in subsection (1A).”

(3)After subsection (1) insert—

(1A)The notice shall be served—

(a)on any internal drainage board in whose district any of the work is to be carried out, and

(b)in the case of work proposed by a coast protection authority, on the Environment Agency.

(4)In subsection (3) for “and on the authority” substitute “, the authority proposing to carry out the work and, in the case of work proposed by a coast protection authority, the Environment Agency”.

(5)In subsection (5)—

(a)at the beginning insert “In the case of work proposed by a coast protection authority,” and

(b)for “Minister” substitute “Environment Agency”.

(6)After subsection (5) insert—

(5A)In the case of work proposed by the Environment Agency, the Agency—

(a)may not begin the work before the time for serving notices of objection has expired and any objections have been determined by the Minister, and

(b)must have regard to any determination of the Minister in deciding whether to carry out the proposed work, with or without modification.

(7)In subsection (6)—

(a)for “coast protection authority”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “coastal erosion risk management authority”,

(b)for “the coast protection authority shall” substitute “the authority shall”,

(c)in paragraph (a) for “where it is not represented on the coast protection authority” substitute “(in the case of work carried out by a coast protection authority)”, and

(d)in paragraph (b) omit “which are not so represented and”.

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