Part I The Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Chapter I The Environment Agency

Flood defence committees

16BF1Effect of order under section 16A

1

Sections 15 and 16 above and section 18A(3) below shall not apply to a regional flood defence committee in respect of which an order under section 16A above is in force.

2

In relation to any such committee, section 18 below shall have effect as if—

a

paragraph (b) of subsection (4) read “other members appointed in accordance with and subject to the terms of the local flood defence scheme”; and

b

paragraph (c) of subsection (4), and subsection (5), were omitted.

3

In relation to any such committee whose membership does not include any member appointed by or on behalf of a constituent council, Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect as if—

a

in paragraph 1(1), the words “other than those appointed by or on behalf of one or more constituent councils” were omitted;

b

sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of paragraph 1 were omitted; and

c

paragraphs 2 and 9 were omitted.