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Article 2 Approval of Code of Practice

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The Ministers approve the code of practice issued by them entitled “Code of Practice on Environmental Procedures for Flood Defence Operating Authorities”f1 for the purpose of —

(a)

giving practical guidance to the Environment Agency with respect to the matters for the purposes of which section 6(1), 7 and 8 of the Environment Act 1995 have effect; and

(b)

promoting what appear to them to be desirable practices by the Environment Agency with respect to those matters.

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Published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with reference PB 2906.