The Flood Risk Regulations 2009

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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“Minister”

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“Lead local flood authority”

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“Water Environment Regulations”

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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: Environment Agency

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Duty to identify flood risk areas: lead local flood authorities

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Publication

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Review: Environment Agency

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Review: lead local flood authorities

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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: Environment 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: Environment 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: Environment 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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Solway Tweed River Basin District

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Signed

Huw Irranca-Davies — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — 2009-11-13

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: See the European Communities (Designation) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/301).

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: 1991 c. 56. Relevant amendments were made by section 101 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Water Act 2003.

[^f00004]: 1991 c. 57.

[^f00005]: 1975 c. 23.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2003/3242.

[^f00007]: 1991 c.59.

[^f00008]: 1980 c.66. Section 1 has been amended by section 8 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act 1985,section 21(2) the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 andsection 259 of theGreater London Authority Act 1999.

[^f00009]: 1991 c. 56. Relevant amendments were made by the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (sections 40 and 42 and schedule 1), the Competition Act 1998 (section 54 and 74 and schedule 10), the Competition Act 1998 (Competition Commission) Transitional, Consequential and Supplemental Provisions Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/506) (article 30), the Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Inset Appointments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1842) (regulation 2), the Enterprise Act 2002 (sections 86, 164 and 278 and schedules 9 and 25), the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1592) (article 16), and the Water Act 2003 (sections 11, 36, 53 to 56 and 101 and schedules 4, 8 and 9).

[^f00010]: 1975 c. 23. Relevant amendments were made by section 190 of, and Schedule 25 to, the Water Act 1989 and regulation 2 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/593).

[^f00011]: 1995 c. 21. A relevant amendment was made by section 29 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2003/3245.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2004/99.

Editorial notes

“Cross border areas”

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“Cross Border Map”

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“Minister”

“Lead local flood authority”

“Water Environment Regulations”

“River basin management plan”

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“Scottish Act”

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Duty to identify flood risk areas: English cross border areas

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Publication

Review: Environment Agency

Review: lead local flood authorities

Review: Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers

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Cross Border Advisory Group

Advice from the Cross Border Advisory Group

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Cross border areas: exercise of functions

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“Appropriate agency”

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Duty to identify flood risk areas: appropriate agency

Review: appropriate agency

Review: appropriate agency

Review: appropriate agency

Part 2: appropriate agency