1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. “Flood”

   3. 3. “Risk”

   4. 4. “Main river” and “reservoir”

   5. 5. “River basin district”

   6. 5A. “Cross border areas”

   7. 5B. “Cross Border Map”

   8. 6. “Minister”

   9. 7. “Lead local flood authority”

   10. 8. “Water Environment Regulations”

   11. 8A. “River basin management plan”

   12. 8B. “Scottish Act”

   13. 8C. “Appropriate agency”

3. PART 2 PRELIMINARY FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS

   1. 9. Duty to prepare preliminary assessment maps and reports: appropriate agency

   2. 10. Duty to prepare preliminary assessment reports: lead local flood authorities

   3. 11. Preliminary assessment maps

   4. 12. Preliminary assessment reports

   5. 13. Duty to identify flood risk areas: appropriate agency

   6. 14. Duty to identify flood risk areas: lead local flood authorities

   7. 14A. Duty to identify flood risk areas: English cross border areas

   8. 15. Publication

   9. 16. Review: appropriate agency

   10. 17. Review: lead local flood authorities

   11. 17A. Review: Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers

4. PART 3 FLOOD HAZARD MAPS AND FLOOD RISK MAPS

   1. 18. Duty to prepare flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: appropriate agency

   2. 19. Duty to prepare flood hazard maps and flood risk maps: lead local flood authorities

   3. 20. Flood hazard maps

   4. 21. Flood risk maps

   5. 22. Publication

   6. 23. Review: appropriate agency

   7. 24. Review: lead local flood authorities

5. PART 4 FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS

   1. 25. Duty to prepare flood risk management plans: appropriate agency

   2. 26. Duty to prepare flood risk management plans: lead local flood authorities

   3. 27. Flood risk management plans

   4. 28. Publication

   5. 29. Review: appropriate agency

   6. 30. Review: lead local flood authorities

6. PART 5 EXCEPTIONS

   1. 31. Preliminary flood risk assessments: Environment Agency

   2. 32. Part 2: appropriate agency

   3. 33. Preliminary flood risk assessment: lead local flood authorities

   4. 34. Part 2: lead local flood authorities

7. PART 6 CO-OPERATION

   1. 35. Duty to co-operate

   2. 36. Power to require information

8. PART 7 NORTHUMBRIA AND SOLWAY TWEED RIVER BASIN DISTRICTS

   1. 37. Northumbria River Basin District

   2. 38. Cross Border Advisory Group

   3. 39. Advice from the Cross Border Advisory Group

   4. 40. Cross border areas: exercise of functions

9. Signature

10. Explanatory Note