Amendment of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009I134

In section 55 (Interpretation of Part 3)—

a

omit “, river basin”, and

b

insert the following definitions at the appropriate place—

  • “English cross border area” has the same meaning as in regulation 5A of the Flood Risk Regulations,

  • “Flood Risk Regulations” means the Flood Risk Regulations 20097,

  • “river basin” has the same meaning as in section 28(1) of the 2003 Act except that, in the case of a river basin which is partly in Scotland and partly in England, it means the part of that basin which is in Scotland,

  • “Scottish cross border area” means a flood risk management district which comprises of, or includes, the Scottish part of a river basin (within the meaning of section 28(1) of the 2003 Act) which is partly in Scotland and partly in England,