Part 4Flood risk management: local authority functions

General

71Interpretation of Part 4

In this Part—

  • relevant local flood risk management plan” means, in relation to a local authority, a local flood risk management plan for a local plan district that includes all or part of the local authority's area,

  • scheme documents” means, in relation to a proposed flood protection scheme, the documents containing the material specified in, or by regulations made under, section 60(2),

  • statutory undertaker” means—

    1. a

      the holder of a licence under section 6(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29),

    2. b

      a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44),

    3. c

      the Civil Aviation Authority,

    4. d

      a holder of a licence under Chapter 1 of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38),

    5. e

      the operator of an electronic communications code network within the meaning of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), and

    6. f

      any other person who is a statutory undertaker within the meaning of section 214(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8),

  • “statutory undertaking”—

    1. a

      means, in relation to a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) in the definition of “statutory undertaker”, the person's undertaking,

    2. b

      means, in relation to Scottish Water, its core functions within the meaning of section 70(2) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3),

    3. c

      otherwise has the meaning given in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.