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

Flood risk mapsN.I.

12.—(1) The potential adverse consequences associated with each flood scenario for which any information referred to in regulation 11(1) is shown in a flood hazard map shall be shown in a flood risk map (or more than one flood risk map taken together) by reference to the matters mentioned in paragraph (2).

(2) The matters are—

(a)the indicative number of inhabitants who potentially could be affected;

(b)the type of economic activity in the area which could be flooded;

(c)installations F1..., which might cause accidental pollution if any flood scenario referred to in paragraph (1) occurred;

(d)protected areas which potentially could be affected if any flood scenario referred to in paragraph (1) occurred;

(e)any area which is within a protected area and could be affected by pollution from any installation referred to in sub-paragraph (c); and

(f)such other information as the Department considers useful including the indication of areas where floods with a high content of transported sediments or debris floods can occur and information on other significant sources of pollution.

(3) In this regulation “protected area” has the meaning assigned to it by [F2regulation 2 of the 2017 Regulations].