PART 2Division of England and Wales into regions
Map of regions
3.—(1) As soon as is practicable after the first division of England and Wales into regions for the purposes of section 22 of the 2010 Act, the Agency must publish a map of the regions.
(2) The map must—
(a)specify the boundaries of the regions;
(b)name the regions; and
(c)be published at the same time as or before the Agency publishes the composition documents for the Regional Flood and Coastal Committees established for those regions.
Revised regions
4.—(1) The Agency may, before 1st December in any financial year, revise the boundaries of existing regions (“old regions”) to create new regions.
(2) A revision of the regions does not take effect unless the Agency—
(a)has consulted with interested persons for a period of not less than 6 weeks in relation to the proposed revision; and
(b)has taken account of any representations.
(3) A revision takes effect when the Agency publishes—
(a)a map of England and Wales—
(i)specifying the boundaries of the revised regions, and
(ii)naming the regions; and
(b)the composition documents for the Regional Flood and Coastal Committees established for the new regions.
(4) Before a revision in any financial year takes effect, the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for each old region must have consented to—
(a)the issue of any levy for that region for that financial year; and
(b)the spending of any revenue under section 118 of the 1991 Act(1) for that region for that financial year.
(5) A revision may not take effect on or after 1st December in any financial year.
(6) On the establishment of the Committees for the new regions, the Committees for the old regions are abolished.
Renaming of regions
5.—(1) The Agency may rename a region at any time.
(2) As soon as is practicable after renaming a region, the Agency must—
(a)notify all Regional Flood and Coastal Committees of the change of name;
(b)republish the map of the regions specifying the new name of the region; and
(c)amend the composition document for the Committee established for that region to specify the new name of the region.
Section 118 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57) is amended by paragraph 43 of Schedule 2 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29).