Part 1Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
3. Supplemental powers and duties
21Lead local authorities: duty to maintain a register
1
A lead local flood authority must establish and maintain—
a
a register of structures or features which, in the opinion of the authority, are likely to have a significant effect on a flood risk in its area, and
b
a record of information about each of those structures or features, including information about ownership and state of repair.
2
The Minister may by regulations make provision about the content of the register and record.
3
The lead local flood authority must arrange for the register to be available for inspection at all reasonable times.
4
The Minister may by regulations provide for information of a specified description to be excluded from the register or record.
5
In this section, “the Minister” means—
a
the Secretary of State in relation to authorities in England, and
b
the Welsh Ministers in relation to authorities in Wales.