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7.—(1) In an emergency, the regulator may serve an emergency works notice on the operator, owner or occupier of the premises or any other person responsible for a flood risk activity (“A”).
(2) An emergency works notice may be served whether or not the activity is an excluded or an exempt flood risk activity.
(3) An emergency works notice may require A—
(a)to remove any specified structure in accordance with requirements set out in the notice;
(b)to modify any specified structure in accordance with requirements set out in the notice;
(c)to carry on the activity in accordance with requirements set out in the notice;
(d)to remedy the environmental effects caused by the activity in accordance with requirements set out in the notice;
(e)not to carry on the activity without an environmental permit, unless the activity is an excluded or exempt activity.
(4) An emergency works notice must—
(a)specify the period within which A must comply with the notice requirements;
(b)set out the rights of appeal that A has under regulation 31(1)(f).
(5) In sub-paragraph (3)(d), “environmental effects” means—
(a)flooding or risk of flooding;
(b)harm to the environment or risk of harm to the environment;
(c)detrimental impact on drainage or risk of detrimental impact on drainage.
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