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

Preparation of flood hazard maps and flood risk mapsN.I.

10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the Department shall prepare, in relation to the river basin district and the part of each international river basin district lying within Northern Ireland, flood hazard maps and flood risk maps in accordance with this regulation and regulations 11 and 12.

(2) Flood hazard maps and flood risk maps shall be prepared—

(a)by 22^nd December 2013;

(b)for the areas identified under regulation 8(1); and

(c)at such scale as the Department considers appropriate.

(3) In the case of an international river basin district the Department shall ensure that information is exchanged with the relevant competent authority in the Republic of Ireland before flood hazard maps and flood risk maps are prepared under paragraph (1).