Part 6Powers of entry and compensation
Powers of entry
79Powers of entry
1
Any person authorised by SEPA is entitled to enter any land for the purposes of carrying out SEPA’s functions under—
a
section 9 (preparation of flood risk assessments),
b
section 10 (review and updating of flood risk assessments),
c
section 13 (identification of potentially vulnerable areas and local plan districts),
d
section 14 (review of potentially vulnerable areas and local plan districts),
e
section 19 (preparation of maps of artificial structures and natural features),
f
section 20 (assessment of possible contribution of alteration etc. of natural features and characteristics),
g
section 21 (preparation of flood hazard maps and flood risk maps),
h
section 24 (review of flood hazard maps and flood risk maps),
i
section 27 (preparation of flood risk management plans),
j
section 33 (review of flood risk management plans),
k
section 73 (other assessment and maps of flood risk), and
l
section 76 (provision, alteration etc. of flood warning systems).
2
Any person authorised by a local authority is entitled to enter—
a
any land for the purposes of preparing, reviewing or updating a map under section 17,
b
any land for the purposes of assessing a body of water under section 18,
c
any land for the purposes of preparing a local flood risk management plan under section 34,
d
any land for the purposes of preparing a report under section 37 or 38,
e
any land on which scheme operations are to be carried out, for the purposes of carrying out the operations or of executing any temporary works in relation to them,
f
any land for the purpose of carrying out flood protection work on the ground mentioned in section 56(1)(b),
g
any land for the purposes of maintaining flood protection work carried out—
i
under section 56, or
ii
in accordance with a flood prevention scheme confirmed under section 4 of the 1961 Act,
h
any land for the purposes of carrying out works under section 59, and
i
any land for the purposes of determining whether, and if so in what manner, any function conferred by or under Part 4 is to be exercised.
3
In subsection (2), paragraphs (c) and (d) apply only where the local authority is a lead authority within the meaning of section 34.