Part 1Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
3. Supplemental powers and duties
I120Ministerial directions
1
The Minister may direct a risk management authority to exercise a flood or coastal erosion risk management function on behalf of another risk management authority (the “defaulting authority”).
2
The Minister may give a direction under subsection (1) only if satisfied that the defaulting authority—
a
has failed to exercise the function, or
b
has failed to exercise the function in accordance with the national strategies under sections 7 and 8 or the local strategies under sections 9 and 10.
3
A direction under subsection (1) may include provision about the recovery of costs of compliance from the defaulting authority.
4
The Minister must—
a
send a copy of the direction to the defaulting authority, and
b
publish the direction.
5
But the Minister may decide not to publish a direction if it appears that to do so would be contrary to the interests of national security.
6
In this section “the Minister” means—
a
the Secretary of State in relation to risk management authorities that exercise functions only in England,
b
the Welsh Ministers in relation to risk management authorities that exercise functions only in Wales, and
c
the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers acting jointly in relation to risk management authorities that exercise functions in both England and Wales.