Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Version in vigour from 2022-11-03 to )

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Contenidos

Flood and Water Management Act 2010
Part 1: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

1. Key concepts and definitions

1: “Flood” and “coastal erosion”
2: “Risk”
3: “Risk management”
4: “Flood risk management function”
5: “Coastal erosion risk management function”
6: Other definitions

2. Strategies, co-operation and funding

7: National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: England
8: National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: Wales
9: Local flood risk management strategies: England
10: Local flood risk management strategies: Wales
11: Effect of national and local strategies: England
12: Effect of national and local strategies: Wales
13: Co-operation and arrangements
14: Power to request information
15: Civil sanctions
16: Funding
17: Levies

3. Supplemental powers and duties

18: Reports about flood and coastal erosion risk management
19: Local authorities: investigations
20: Ministerial directions
21: Lead local authorities: duty to maintain a register

4. Regional Flood and Coastal Committees for regions in England

22: Establishment
23: Consultation and consent
24: Membership: The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—
25: Money
26: “The Minister”
26A: “The appropriate agency”

4A. Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee for Wales

26B: Establishment and functions
26C: Constitution
26D: Payments relating to members

5. General

27: Sustainable development
28: Power to make further amendments
29: Restructuring
30: Designation of features
31: Amendment of other Acts

Part 2: Miscellaneous

32: Sustainable drainage
33: Reservoirs
34: Special administration
35: Provision of infrastructure

36: Water use: temporary bans
37: Civil sanctions

38: Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: appropriate agency

39: Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: local authorities

40: Building regulations: flood resistance

41: Compulsory works orders

42: Agreements on new drainage systems

43: Drainage: concessionary charges for community groups

44: Social tariffs

45: Water and sewerage charges: non-owner occupiers

46: Abolition of Fisheries Committee (Scotland)

Part 3: General

47: Pre-consolidation amendments

48: Subordinate legislation

49: Technical provision

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 30
Risk Management: Designation of Features

“Designating authority”
“Responsible authority”
“Owner”
Designation
Effect of designation
Consent to alteration, removal or replacement
Provisional designation notice: procedure
Designation notice: procedure
Cancellation
Notice to other authorities
Enforcement notice
Emergency powers
Powers of entry
Compensation for owners and third parties
Appeals
Notices and applications
“The Minister”

SCHEDULE 2 Section 31
Risk Management: Amendment of Other Acts

Coast Protection Act 1949
Land Drainage Act 1991
Water Resources Act 1991
Water Industry Act 1991
Environment Act 1995
...

SCHEDULE 3 Section 32
Sustainable Drainage

“Drainage system”
“Sustainable drainage”
Cross-border systems
“The Minister”
National standards
Approving body
Requirement for approval
Applications for approval
Free-standing application for approval
Combined applications
Determination of application for approval
Non-performance bonds
Fees
Enforcement
Guidance
Sewers and roads
Duty to adopt
Exception 1: single-property systems
Exception 2: roads
Exception 3: systems under section 114A Water Industry Act 1991
Additional exceptions
Power to adopt
Effect of adoption
Process of adoption in pursuance of duty to adopt
Process of voluntary adoption
Appeals
Building Act 1984
New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
Works on public land

SCHEDULE 4 Section 33
Reservoirs

Introduction
“Large raised reservoir”
Registration
High-risk reservoirs
Panels of engineers
Construction and alteration
High-risk reservoirs: inspections
High-risk reservoirs: monitoring and supervision
Flood plans
Discontinuance
Abandonment
Powers of entry
Appeals
Directions of engineers
Assessment of reports and statements
Information and reports
Enforcement: supplementary
Arrangements for civil protection: charges
Regulations and orders
Charges
Power to make further provision
Regulatory impact assessment
Ministerial responsibility
Cross-border England-Scotland reservoirs

SCHEDULE 5 Section 34
Special Administration

Transfer schemes
Objectives
Financial assistance
Hive down
Application of general administration law
Strategic supplies

Flood and Water Management Act 2010

2010 c. 29

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