Citation and commencement
1. This Order—
(a)may be cited as the Flood Risk Management Functions Order 2010; and
(b)comes into force on 1st October 2010.
Flood risk management functions
2.—(1) The following are specified for the purposes of section 4(2)(f) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010—
(a)a function of the Environment Agency under the Flood Risk Regulations 2009(1);
(b)a function of a lead local flood authority(2) under the Flood Risk Regulations 2009;
(c)a function of a sewerage undertaker under section 94 of the Water Industry Act 1991(3) in relation to any sewer that conveys surface water.
(2) But, for the purposes of section 20 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, a function of a sewerage undertaker under section 94 of the Water Industry Act 1991 is not a flood risk management function.
(3) In this article, “sewer” and “surface water” have the same meaning as in section 219 of the Water Industry Act 1991.
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2nd September 2010
Jane Davidson
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
one of the Welsh Ministers
6th September 2010