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.