SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Risk Management: Designation of Features
Emergency powers
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1
This paragraph applies if—
a
a person has contravened paragraph 5(1), and
b
the responsible authority thinks the contravention may immediately and materially increase or alter a flood risk or coastal erosion risk.
2
The authority may—
a
act to remedy the contravention without giving an enforcement notice,
b
require the owner to pay the expenses of that action, and
c
recover the expenses as a debt.