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Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009

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8Flood risk management districts

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(1)A flood risk management district for the purposes of this Part is—

(a)an area designated as a river basin district by order under section 4(1) of the 2003 Act, or

(b)such other area as the Scottish Ministers may designate by order, being such area as they consider appropriate and to which they assign one or more coastal areas or river basins.

(2)An order under subsection (1)(b) must identify the flood risk management district by reference to a map prepared for the purposes of the order and laid before the Parliament.

(3)The Scottish Ministers must send SEPA a copy of any order under subsection (1)(b) and any map referred to in the order.

(4)SEPA must, whether a flood risk management district is—

(a)an area designated as a river basin district by order under section 4(1) of the 2003 Act, or

(b)an area designated by order under subsection (1)(b),

make copies of the order concerned and the map to which the order refers available for public inspection.

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