Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29)

Part 1 E+W Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

1. Key concepts and definitions E+W

4 “Flood risk management function” E+W

(1) “Flood risk management function” means a function listed in subsection (2) which may be exercised by a risk management authority for a purpose connected with flood risk management.

(2) The functions are—

(a) a function under this Part,

(b) a function under section 159 or 160 of the Water Resources Act 1991,

(c) a flood defence function within the meaning of section 221 of that Act,

(d) a function under the Land Drainage Act 1991,

(e) a function under section 100, 101, 110 or 339 of the Highways Act 1980, and

(f) any other function, under an enactment, specified for the purposes of this section by order made by the Minister.

(3) In this section and section 5 “the Minister” means—

(a) the Secretary of State in relation to flood and coastal erosion risk management in England, and

(b) the Welsh Ministers in relation to flood and coastal erosion risk management in Wales.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 4 in force at 1.9.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/2169, art. 3(1)

I2 S. 4 in force at 1.10.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/2169, art. 4, Sch.