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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-2010/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2169",
  "legislation_title": "The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-2010",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1stOctober 2010",
  "text": "Provision of the Act\nSubject matter\nIn Part 1—\nFlood and coastal erosion risk management\nSection 1, so far as not already commenced\nDefinitions of “flood” and “coastal erosion”\nSection 2, so far as not already commenced\nDefinition of “risk”\nSection 3, so far as not already commenced\nDefinition of “risk management”\nSection 4, so far as not already commenced\nDefinition of “flood risk management function”\nSection 5\nDefinition of “coastal erosion risk management function”\nSection 6, so far as not already commenced\nOther definitions\nSection 7, in relation to England only\nNational flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: England\nSection 8, in relation to Wales only\nNational flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy: Wales\nSection 9, in relation to England only\nLocal flood risk management strategies: England\nSection 10, in relation to Wales only\nLocal flood risk management strategies: Wales\nSection 13\nCo-operation and arrangements\nSection 16(1), in relation to England only\nGrants by Environment Agency\nSection 16(2), in relation to Wales only\nGrants by Welsh Ministers\nSection 16(3)\nConditions of grants\nSubsections (2) and (3) of section 17, so far as those provisions provide power for the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 74 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 for the purpose of section 17 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010\nEnvironment Agency to issue levy in accordance with regulations\nSection 20\nMinisterial directions\nSection 22(1)(b), only so far as it defines an “English Committee”\nDefinition of an “English Committee”\nSection 22(1)(c), only so far as it defines a “Welsh Committee”\nDefinition of a “Welsh Committee”\nSection 22(2)\nPower to make regulations in relation to establishment of Regional Flood and Coastal Committees\nSection 24\nMembership of Regional Flood and Coastal Committees\nSection 26\nDefinition of “the Minister”\nSection 28\nPower to make further amendments\nSection 29\nRestructuring\nSection 31, so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Act commenced by this Order\nAmendment of other Acts\nIn Part 2—\nMiscellaneous\nSection 34, so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 5 to the Act commenced by this Order\nSpecial administration\nSection 35, so far as it relates to water or sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England\nProvision of infrastructure\nSection 36, so far as not already commenced\nWater use: temporary bans\nSection 40\nBuilding regulations: flood resistance\nSection 41\nCompulsory works orders\nSection 42, so far as the amendments made by that section provide power for the Minister, as defined in section 106B(8) of the Water Industry Act 1991, to make regulations under section 106B(5) or (6) of that Act\nAgreements on new drainage systems\nSection 43, so far as it relates to water or sewerage undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England\nDrainage: concessionary charges for community groups\nSection 45, so far as the amendments made by that section provide power for the Minister, as defined in section 144C(8) of the Water Industry Act 1991, to make regulations under section 144C(4) or (5) of that Act\nWater and sewerage charges: non-owner occupiers\nSection 46\nAbolition of Fisheries Committee (Scotland)\nIn Part 3—\nGeneral\nSection 47\nPre-consolidation amendments\nIn Schedule 2—\nRisk management: amendment of other Acts\nParagraphs 25 and 28\nAmendment of the Land Drainage Act 1991\nParagraph 54, so far as the amendments made by that paragraph provide power for the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 21F of the Local Government Act 2000 (overview and scrutiny committees: flood risk management)\nAmendment of the Local Government Act 2000\nIn Schedule 5—\nSpecial administration\nParagraph 3, so far as the amendments made by that paragraph provide power for the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 23(2E) of the Water Industry Act 1991\nAmendment of the Water Industry Act 1991\nParagraph 5, so far as it provides power for the Secretary of State to amend Schedule 2 to the Water Industry Act 1991\nAmendment of the Water Industry Act 1991 by Order\nParagraph 6, so far as the amendments made by that paragraph provide power for the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 23(3A) of the Water Industry Act 1991\nAmendment of the Water Industry Act 1991",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 41; section 74 was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), section 117(1) and Schedule 13, paragraph 72(1) and (2). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 74 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 were, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Those functions are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 106B is inserted by section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 144C is inserted by section 45 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1991, c. 59."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "2000, c. 22; section 21F is inserted by section 31 of, and paragraph 54 of Schedule 2 to, the Flood and Water Management Act 2010."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Section 23(2E) is inserted by section 34 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Flood and Water Management Act 2010."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Schedule 2 is amended by section 34 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to, the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. That paragraph is not yet commenced."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Section 23(2A) is inserted by section 34 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to, the Flood and Water Management Act 2010."
    }
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