Part 1Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
4. Regional Flood and Coastal Committees F1for regions in England
22Establishment
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The F2Environment Agency—
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The F5Secretary of State may by regulations—
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specify the procedure to be followed by the F6Agency in exercising its functions under subsection (1)(a) (which may include provision about revision, consultation and appeals);
b
make transitional provision with respect to the establishment of Regional Flood and Coastal Committees in place of regional flood defence committees.
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I623Consultation and consent
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The F8Environment Agency must—
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consult each Regional Flood and Coastal Committee about the way in which the F9Agency proposes to carry out its flood and coastal erosion risk management functions in relation to the Committee's region, and
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take into account any representations (whether made in response to a consultation or otherwise) made by the Committee about the exercise of the F10Agency's flood and coastal erosion risk management functions in that region.
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The F11Agency may not implement the regional programme without the consent of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for the region concerned.
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The F11Agency may not issue a levy under section 17 to a lead local flood authority without the consent of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for the region concerned.
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The F11Agency may not spend revenue under section 118 of the Water Resources Act 1991 without the consent of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for the region in which the revenue is raised.
I324Membership
The F12Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—
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the number of members of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee,
b
conditions of eligibility for appointment,
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the method of selection and appointment of the members (including who is to appoint them), and
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the proceedings of a Committee (including provision about (i) quorum, and (ii) the nature and extent of a majority required for specified purposes).
I725Money
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The F13Secretary of State may direct the Environment Agency to pay to or in respect of persons who chair or have chaired Regional Flood and Coastal Committees—
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remuneration,
b
allowances,
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sums by way of or in respect of pension, and
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compensation, if the F15Secretary of State thinks that a person who ceases to chair a Committee should, because of special circumstances, receive compensation.
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The F14Agency may pay allowances to members of Committees.
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The F16Secretary of State may determine amounts or maximum amounts to be paid under this section.
F1726“The Minister”
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F1726A“The appropriate agency”
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Words in s. 22 cross-heading inserted (14.7.2017) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(3)(c), Sch. 2 para. 25(4); S.I. 2017/714, art. 2