Duty to prepare flood risk management plans: lead local flood authoritiesE+W
26.—(1) A lead local flood authority must prepare a flood risk management plan in relation to each relevant flood risk area.
(2) “Relevant flood risk area” means—
(a)the flood risk area identified by the lead local flood authority under regulation 14(1), or
(b)if a referral is made to the Minister, the flood risk area determined by the Minister under regulation 14(6).
(3) The Environment Agency—
(a)must review a flood risk management plan prepared under this regulation, and
(b)may recommend modifications.
(4) Following a review, a lead local flood authority may revise its flood risk management plan.
(5) The Agency's power to require information under regulation 36 includes power to require a lead local flood authority to provide a flood risk management plan by a specified date.