
2009 No. 3042
Environmental Protection
The Flood Risk Regulations 2009 (revoked)
Made 13th November 2009
Laid before Parliament 19th November 2009
Coming into force 10th December 2009
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PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Citation, commencement and extent
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“Flood”
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“Risk”
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“Main river” and  “reservoir”
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“River basin district”
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“Cross border areas”
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“Cross Border Map”
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“Minister”
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“Lead local flood authority”
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“Water Environment Regulations”
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“River basin management plan”
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“Scottish Act”
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“Appropriate agency”
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PART 2 PRELIMINARY FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS
Duty to prepare preliminary assessment maps and reports: appropriate agency
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Duty to prepare preliminary assessment reports: lead local flood authorities
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Preliminary assessment maps
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Preliminary assessment reports
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Duty to identify flood risk areas:  appropriate agency 
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Duty to identify flood risk areas: lead local flood authorities
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Duty to identify flood risk areas: English cross border areas
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Publication
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Review:  appropriate agency 
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Review: lead local flood authorities
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Review: Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers
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PART 3 FLOOD HAZARD MAPS AND FLOOD RISK MAPS
Duty to prepare flood hazard maps and flood risk maps:  appropriate agency 
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Duty to prepare flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: lead local flood authorities
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Flood hazard maps
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Flood risk maps
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Publication
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Review:  appropriate agency 
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Review: lead local flood authorities
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PART 4 FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS
Duty to prepare flood risk management plans:  appropriate agency 
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Duty to prepare flood risk management plans: lead local flood authorities
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Flood risk management plans
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Publication
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Review:  appropriate agency 
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Review: lead local flood authorities
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PART 5 EXCEPTIONS
Preliminary flood risk assessments: Environment Agency
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Part 2:  appropriate agency 
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Preliminary flood risk assessment: lead local flood authorities
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Part 2: lead local flood authorities
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PART 6 CO-OPERATION
Duty to co-operate
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Power to require information
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PART 7 NORTHUMBRIA AND SOLWAY TWEED RIVER BASIN DISTRICTS
Northumbria River Basin District
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Cross Border Advisory Group
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Advice from the Cross Border Advisory Group
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Cross border areas: exercise of functions
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