Despite the amendments made by paragraphs 1 to 24 of Schedule 2 to the 2010 Act, the provisions of the Coast Protection Act 19495 as in force immediately before 19th July 2011 continue to apply to any coast protection work started before that date.

Despite the amendment made by paragraph 30 of Schedule 2 to the 2010 Act, section 17 of the Land Drainage Act 19916 continues to apply to a local authority for an area in England unless the lead local flood authority for that area has published a summary of its local flood risk management strategy under section 9(7) of the 2010 Act.

In this article—

• “coast protection work” has the meaning given in section 49(1) of the Coast Protection Act 19497 as in force immediately before 19th July 2011; and

• “local authority” has the meaning given in section 72(1) of the Land Drainage Act 1991.