Part 3Flood risk assessment, maps and plans

Bodies of water etc.: mapping and assessment

I117Local authorities to prepare maps of bodies of water etc.

1

Every local authority must prepare a map which shows (or more than one map which, taken together, show) relevant bodies of water and sustainable urban drainage systems in its area.

2

Each map must—

a

be prepared by such date as the Scottish Ministers may direct,

b

be prepared at a scale that the authority considers most appropriate, and

c

contain such information and be in such form as the Scottish Ministers may specify in regulations.

3

A local authority must, from time to time, review and where appropriate update the map (or maps) prepared for its area under subsection (1).

4

A local authority must make available for public inspection the map (or maps) prepared under this section for the time being applicable to its area.

5

In this section and section 18—

  • “relevant body of water”—

    1. a

      means—

      1. i

        a body of surface water other than a stretch of coastal water, or

      2. ii

        a body of underground water forming part of a watercourse (but not including a watercourse which is wholly underground), but

    2. b

      does not include sewers and drains which drain into sewers,

  • “sustainable urban drainage system” has the meaning given in section 59(1) of the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 47).