Flood and Water Management Bill

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Flood and Water Management Bill

Flood and Water Management Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs, are published separately as Bill 9—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Hilary Benn has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Flood and Water Management Bill are compatible
with the Convention rights.

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Contents
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
Environment Agency: reports
19
Local authorities: investigations
20
Ministerial directions
21
Lead local authorities: duty to maintain a register
4. Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
22
Establishment
23
Consultation and consent

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Membership
25
Money
26
“The Minister”
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: Environment Agency
39
Incidental flooding or coastal erosion: local authorities
40
Compulsory works orders
41
Agreements on new drainage systems
42
Drainage: concessionary charges for community groups
43
Abolition of Fisheries Committee (Scotland)
Part 3
General
44
Pre-consolidation amendments
45
Subordinate legislation
46
Technical provision
Schedule 1   —
Risk Management: Designation of Features
Schedule 2   —
Risk Management: Amendment of Other Acts
Schedule 3   —
Sustainable Drainage
Schedule 4   —
Reservoirs
Schedule 5   —
Special Administration

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