http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/section/11Flood and Water Management Act 2010An Act to make provision about water, including provision about the management of risks in connection with flooding and coastal erosion.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-12-18Expert Participation2025-12-15 Part 1111In exercising its flood and coastal erosion risk management functions, an English risk management authority must—aact in a manner which is consistent with the national strategy and guidance, andbexcept in the case of a water company, act in a manner which is consistent with the local strategies and guidance.2But—asubsection (1) does not apply in relation to the function of the Environment Agency under section 7(1);bthe Agency must have regard to the national and local strategies and guidance in exercising that function.3In exercising a flood or coastal erosion risk management function in relation to an area in England, a water company must have regard to the local strategies and guidance.4In exercising any other function in a manner which may affect a flood risk or coastal erosion risk, an English risk management authority must have regard to the national and local strategies and guidance.5A cross-border internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is mainly in Wales must—aact in a manner which is consistent with the local strategies and guidance, andbhave regard to the national strategy and guidance.6Subsection (5) does not affect the duties of a cross-border internal drainage board under section 12.6AIn exercising a function in a manner which may affect a flood risk or coastal erosion risk in England, the Natural Resources Body for Wales must have regard to the national and local strategies and guidance.7The Secretary of State may by order require a specified person to have regard to the national and local strategies and guidance in exercising a statutory function which may affect a flood risk or coastal erosion risk in England.8In this section—areferences to the national strategy and guidance are references to (i) the national flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy under section 7, and (ii) any guidance on the national strategy issued by the Environment Agency, andbreferences to the local strategies and guidance are references to (i) any local flood risk management strategy under section 9 for the relevant area, and (ii) any guidance on a local strategy issued by a lead local flood authority.9In subsection (7) “statutory function” means a function conferred by or under an enactment.S. 11 in force at 19.7.2011 for E. by S.I. 2011/1770, art. 3(a)S. 11 in force at 1.11.2011 for W. by S.I. 2011/2204, art. 4(a)S. 11(6A) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 453 (with Sch. 7)