SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Risk Management: Amendment of Other Acts

Water Resources Act 1991

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1

Section 118 (special duties with respect to flood defence revenues) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “flood defence functions” substitute “ flood and coastal erosion risk management functions, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, ”, and

b

for “local flood defence district” substitute “ flood risk management region ”.

3

In subsection (2) for “local flood defence district” substitute “ flood risk management region ”.

4

Omit subsection (3)(b) (and the “or” before it).

5

In subsection (4) for “local flood defence district” substitute “ flood risk management region ”.

6

In subsection (5)—

a

in paragraph (b) for “flood defence district” substitute “ flood risk management region ”, and

b

for “local flood defence district” substitute “ flood risk management region ”.

7

Omit subsection (6).

8

At the end add—

7

In this section “flood risk management region” means the region of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, within the meaning of section 22 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.