Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 6)

Part 3 Flood risk assessment, maps and plans

Flood risk assessment

10 Flood risk assessments: review

(1) SEPA must—

(a) by 22nd December 2018 or such earlier date as the Scottish Ministers may direct (“the operative date”), review and where appropriate update each flood risk assessment prepared under section 9, and

(b) by the end of the period of 6 years beginning with the operative date, and of each subsequent period of 6 years, review and where appropriate update the latest flood risk assessment updated after review under this section.

(2) Section 9(3) to (5) applies in relation to the review and updating of a flood risk assessment.