Part 1Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

4. Regional Flood and Coastal Committees

22Establishment

1

The Environment Agency—

a

must divide England and Wales into regions for the purposes of this section,

b

must establish a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for each region that is wholly or mainly in England (an “English Committee”), and

c

must establish a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for each region that is wholly or mainly in Wales (a “Welsh Committee”).

2

The Minister may by regulations—

a

specify the procedure to be followed by the Agency 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.