Reports

6A Duty of local authorities to publish reports.

1

Every local authority shall, within the period of six months commencing with the date on which this section comes into force, prepare and publish a report specifying the measures which they consider that they require to take to prevent or mitigate the flooding of land in their area.

2

Not more than two years after a local authority have published the report referred to in subsection (1) above, and at intervals of not more than two years thereafter, they shall prepare and publish a report specifying—

a

the measures which they consider that they require to take to prevent or mitigate the flooding of land in their area;

b

the measures which they have taken since the date of publication of their previous report to prevent or mitigate the flooding of such land; and

c

all occurrences of flooding of such land since that date.

3

The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament alter the periods mentioned in subsection (2) above.

4

In this section “land” means land other than agricultural land.