PART 2PRELIMINARY FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS

Duty to identify flood risk areas: Environment Agency

13.—(1) The Environment Agency must—

(a)determine in relation to each river basin district whether, in its opinion, there is a significant flood risk from—

(i)the sea,

(ii)main rivers, and

(iii)reservoirs, and

(b)identify the part of the river basin district affected by that risk (the “flood risk area”).

(2) The Agency may have regard to any guidance issued by the Minister about the criteria for assessing whether a risk of flooding is significant.

(3) This regulation is subject to regulation 32.