Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29)

Part 1 E+W Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

3. Supplemental powers and duties E+W

19 Local authorities: investigations E+W

(1) On becoming aware of a flood in its area, a lead local flood authority must, to the extent that it considers it necessary or appropriate, investigate—

(a) which risk management authorities have relevant flood risk management functions, and

(b) whether each of those risk management authorities has exercised, or is proposing to exercise, those functions in response to the flood.

(2) Where an authority carries out an investigation under subsection (1) it must—

(a) publish the results of its investigation, and

(b) notify any relevant risk management authorities.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 in force at 6.4.2011 by S.I. 2011/694, art. 4(1)(b)