Introduction
Summary and Background
Overview of the Structure of the Act
Part 1: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
Part 2: Miscellaneous
Part 3: General
Territorial Extent and Application
Commentary
Key concepts and definitions
Section 1: “Flood” and “coastal erosion”
Section 2: “Risk”
Section 3: “Risk management”
Section 4: “Flood risk management function”
Section 5: “Coastal erosion risk management function”
Section 6: “Other definitions”
Strategies, co-operation and funding
Section 7: National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: England
Section 8: National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: Wales
Section 9: Local flood risk management strategies: England
Section 10: Local flood risk management strategies: Wales
Section 11: Effect of national and local strategies: England
Section 12: Effect of national and local strategies: Wales
Section 13: Co-operation and arrangements
Section 14: Power to request information
Section 15: Civil Sanctions
Section 16: Funding
Section 17: Levies
Supplemental powers and duties
Section 18: Environment Agency: reports
Section 19: Local authorities: investigations
Section 20: Ministerial directions
Section 21: Lead local authorities: duty to maintain a register
Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
Section 22: Establishment
Section 23: Consultation and consent
Section 24: Membership
Section 25: Money
Section 26: “The Minister”
General
Section 27: Sustainable development
Section 28: Power to make further amendments
Section 29: Restructuring
Section 30: Designation of features
Schedule 1: Risk Management: Designation of features
“Designating authority”
“Responsible authority”
“Owner”
Designation
Effect of a designation
Consent to alteration, removal or replacement
Provisional designation notice: procedure
Designation notice: procedure
Cancellation
Notice to other authorities
Enforcement notice
Emergency powers
Powers of entry
Compensation for owners and third parties
Appeals
Notices and applications
“The Minister”
Section 31: Amendments of other Acts
Schedule 2: Amendment of other Acts
Coast Protection Act 1949 (CPA)
Land Drainage Act 1991(LDA)
Water Resources Act 1991 (WRA)
Water Industry Act 1991
Environment Act 1995
Local Government Act 2000
Section 32: Sustainable drainage
Schedule 3: Sustainable drainage
“Drainage system”
“Sustainable drainage”
Cross-border systems
National Standards
Approving body
Requirement for approval
Applications for approval
Free-standing application for approval
Combined applications
Determination of application for approval
Non-performance bonds
Fees
Enforcement
Guidance
Sewers and roads
Duty to adopt
Exception 1: single property systems
Exception 2: Roads
Additional exceptions
Power to Adopt
Effect of adoption
Process of adoption in pursuance of duty to adopt
Process of Voluntary adoption
Building Act 1984
New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
Works on public land
Section 33: Reservoirs
Schedule 4: Reservoirs
“Large raised reservoir”
Registration
High-risk reservoirs
Panels of Engineers
Construction and alteration
High-risk reservoirs: inspections
High-risk reservoirs: monitoring and supervision
Flood plans
Discontinuance
Abandonment
Directions of engineers
Assessment of reports and statements
Information and reports
Enforcement: supplementary
Arrangements for civil protection: charges
Regulations and Orders
Charges
Power to make further provision
Regulatory impact assessment
Ministerial responsibility
Cross-border England-Scotland reservoirs
Section 34: Special Administration
Schedule 5: Special Administration
Transfer schemes
Objectives
Financial assistance
Hive down
Application of general administration law
Strategic supplies
Section 35: Provision of infrastructure
Section 36: Water use: temporary bans
Section 37: Civil sanctions
Section 38: Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: Environment Agency
Section 39: Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: local authorities
Section 40: Building regulations: flood resistance
Section 41: Compulsory works orders
Section 42: Agreements on new drainage systems
Section 43: Drainage: concessionary charges for community groups
Section 44: Social tariffs
Section 45: Water and sewerage charges: non owner occupiers
Section 46: Abolition of Fisheries Committee (Scotland)
Section 47: Pre-consolidation amendments
Section 48: Subordinate legislation
Section 49: Technical provision
Commencement
Hansard References