http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/section/23Flood 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 1231The Environment Agency must—aconsult each Regional Flood and Coastal Committee about the way in which the Agency proposes to carry out its flood and coastal erosion risk management functions in relation to the Committee's region, andbtake into account any representations (whether made in response to a consultation or otherwise) made by the Committee about the exercise of the Agency's flood and coastal erosion risk management functions in that region.2The Agency may not implement the regional programme without the consent of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for the region concerned.3The Agency may not issue a levy under section 17 to a lead local flood authority without the consent of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for the region concerned.4The Agency may not spend revenue under section 118 of the Water Resources Act 1991 without the consent of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for the region in which the revenue is raised.S. 23 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.I. 2011/694, art. 3(c)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. 23(1) substituted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(6)(a)(i); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Word in s. 23(1)(a) substituted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(6)(a)(ii); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Word in s. 23(1)(b) substituted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(6)(a)(iii); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2Word in s. 23(2)-(4) substituted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(6)(b); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2