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The Water Environment (Floods Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Competent authority

  5. 4.General duties

  6. 5.Preliminary flood risk assessments

  7. 6.Preliminary flood risk assessments: review

  8. 7.Preliminary flood risk assessments: availability for public inspection

  9. 8.Areas of significant flood risk

  10. 9.Area of significant flood risk: reviews

  11. 10.Preparation of flood hazard maps and flood risk maps

  12. 11.Flood hazard maps

  13. 12.Flood risk maps

  14. 13.Flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: review

  15. 14.Flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: availability for public inspection

  16. 15.Flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: co-ordination with the 2003 Regulations

  17. 16.Flood risk management plans

  18. 17.Flood risk management plans: objectives and measures

  19. 18.Flood risk management plans: co-ordination with the 2003 Regulations

  20. 19.Flood risk management plans: public participation

  21. 20.Flood risk management plan: publication

  22. 21.Flood risk management plans: review

  23. 22.Provision of information and assistance by public bodies

  24. 23.Guidance to public bodies

  25. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      STATUTORY PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO WHICH DUTIES IN REGULATION 4 APPLY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      MATTERS WHICH MUST BE INCLUDED IN A PRELIMINARY FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT

      1. 1.Maps at the appropriate scale of the river basin district...

      2. 2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a description of the floods...

      3. 3.A description of the significant floods which have occurred in...

      4. 4.An assessment of the potential adverse consequences of any future...

      5. 5.In this Schedule any reference to the river basin district...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS

      1. PART I MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN EVERY PLAN

        1. 1.A description of— (a) the objectives set by the Department...

        2. 2.The conclusions of the preliminary flood risk assessment as required...

        3. 3.Flood hazard maps and flood risk maps prepared under regulation...

        4. 4.A summary of flood related measures taken under—

        5. 5.When available, for shared river basins or sub-basins, a description...

        6. 6.A description of— (a) how the priority given to implementing...

        7. 7.A summary of— (a) the public information and consultation measures...

        8. 8.Information as to the Department and a description of the...

        9. 9.In this Part “river basin district” includes an international river...

      2. PART II COMPONENTS OF THE SUBSEQUENT UPDATE OF FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS

        1. 10.A summary of any changes which have been made as...

        2. 11.An assessment of the progress made towards the achievement of...

        3. 12.A summary of any measures included in the previous plan...

        4. 13.A description of any other measures implemented since the publication...

  26. Explanatory Note

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