The Flood Risk Regulations 2009

PART 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

1Citation, commencement and extent

4“Main river” and “reservoir”

5“River basin district”

6“Minister”

7“Lead local flood authority”

8“Water Environment Regulations”

PART 2PRELIMINARY FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS

9Duty to prepare preliminary assessment maps and reports: Environment Agency

10Duty to prepare preliminary assessment reports: lead local flood authorities

11Preliminary assessment maps

12Preliminary assessment reports

13Duty to identify flood risk areas: Environment Agency

14Duty to identify flood risk areas: lead local flood authorities

16Review: Environment Agency

17Review: lead local flood authorities

PART 3FLOOD HAZARD MAPS AND FLOOD RISK MAPS

18Duty to prepare flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: Environment Agency

19Duty to prepare flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: lead local flood authorities

20Flood hazard maps

21Flood risk maps

23Review: Environment Agency

24Review: lead local flood authorities

PART 4FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS

25Duty to prepare flood risk management plans: Environment Agency

26Duty to prepare flood risk management plans: lead local flood authorities

27Flood risk management plans

29Review: Environment Agency

30Review: lead local flood authorities

PART 5EXCEPTIONS

31Preliminary flood risk assessments: Environment Agency

32Part 2: Environment Agency

33Preliminary flood risk assessment: lead local flood authorities

34Part 2: lead local flood authorities

PART 6CO-OPERATION

35Duty to co-operate

36Power to require information

PART 7NORTHUMBRIA AND SOLWAY TWEED RIVER BASIN DISTRICTS

37Northumbria River Basin District

38Solway Tweed River Basin District

2009 No. 3042

Environmental Protection

The Flood Risk Regulations 2009

Made13th November 2009

Laid before Parliament19th November 2009

Coming into force10th December 2009

The Secretary of State is designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the environment.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations under the powers conferred by that section.