Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009

33 Flood risk management plans: review

(1) SEPA must—

(a) by such date as the Scottish Ministers may direct—

(i) review and update each flood risk management plan, and

(ii) submit each updated plan to the Scottish Ministers,

(b) by the end of the period of 6 years beginning with that date, and of each subsequent period of 6 years (or, in each case, such lesser period as the Scottish Ministers may direct)—

(i) review and update each flood risk management plan updated under this section, and

(ii) submit each updated plan to the Scottish Ministers.

(2) The date by which SEPA is directed under subsection (1)(a) to submit each updated plan must be a date that the Scottish Ministers consider allows them sufficient time to approve the updated plan before 22nd December 2021.

(3) An updated plan must include (in addition to the matters required to be included by section 27(5)) the matters specified in Part 2 of schedule 1.

(4) Sections 27(4) to (7) and 28 to 32 apply in relation to the preparation, submission and approval of an updated flood risk management plan.