The Water Environment (Floods Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 No. 376

Preliminary flood risk assessments: review N.I.

6.—(1) The Department shall—

(a) by 22^nd December 2018 review and, if necessary, update each preliminary flood risk assessment prepared under regulation 5; and

(b) by the end of the period of 6 years beginning with that date, and of each subsequent period of 6 years, review and, if necessary, update the latest preliminary flood risk assessment updated after review under this regulation.

(2) The Department shall take into account in any review under this regulation the likely impact of climate change on the occurrence of floods.

(3) Regulation 5(2) and (4) to (6) and Schedule 2 apply in relation to the review and updating of a preliminary flood risk assessment.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6 in operation at 14.12.2009, see reg. 1(1)