Flood risk management functions2
1
The following are specified for the purposes of section 4(2)(f) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010—
a
a function of the Environment Agency under the Flood Risk Regulations 20092;
b
a function of a lead local flood authority3 under the Flood Risk Regulations 2009;
c
a function of a sewerage undertaker under section 94 of the Water Industry Act 19914 in relation to any sewer that conveys surface water.
2
But, for the purposes of section 20 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, a function of a sewerage undertaker under section 94 of the Water Industry Act 1991 is not a flood risk management function.
3
In this article, “sewer” and “surface water” have the same meaning as in section 219 of the Water Industry Act 1991.