http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/section/22Flood 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 1221The Environment Agency—amust divide England ... into regions for the purposes of this section,bmust establish a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for each region c...2The Secretary of State may by regulations—aspecify the procedure to be followed by the Agency in exercising its functions under subsection (1)(a) (which may include provision about revision, consultation and appeals);bmake transitional provision with respect to the establishment of Regional Flood and Coastal Committees in place of regional flood defence committees.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 22(1)(b) in force at 1.10.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/2169, art. 4, Sch.S. 22(2) in force at 1.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/2169, art. 4, Sch.S. 22(1)(a) in force at 1.4.2011 by S.I. 2011/694, art. 3(b)S. 22(1)(b)(c) in force at 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2011/694, art. 3(b)Words in s. 22 cross-heading inserted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(4); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Words in s. 22(1) substituted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(a)(i); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Words in s. 22(1) omitted (14.7.2017) by virtue of Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(a)(ii); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Words in s. 22(1) omitted (14.7.2017) by virtue of Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(a)(iii); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Words in s. 22(2) substituted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(b)(i); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Word in s. 22(2) substituted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(b)(ii); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2S. 22(3) omitted (14.7.2017) by virtue of Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(c); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2