The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012
S.I. 2012/879 · Made 19 March 2012
Coast Protection, England And Wales
Environmental Protection, England And Wales
Flood Risk Management, England And Wales
Water Industry, England And Wales
Made 19th March 2012
This Order is made—
in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State—
by section 48(2) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010f1, and
in relation to England, by section 49(3)(h) and (6) of that Act; and
in exercise of the powers conferred on the Welsh Ministers—
by section 48(2) of that Act, and
in relation to Wales, by section 49(3)(i) and (6) of that Act.
The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers make the following Order.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Citation
- 2Interpretation
- 3Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2012
- 4Transitional provisions
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation
This Order may be cited as the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2012.
2Interpretation
In this Order—
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“the 2010 Act” means the Flood and Water Management Act 2010; and
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“the 1991 Act” means the Land Drainage Act 1991f1.
3Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2012
The following provisions of the 2010 Act come into force on 6th April 2012—
section 31 (amendment of other Acts), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 2 commenced by this article; and
paragraphs 26, 27, 31, 32(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7), 33 and 34 of Schedule 2 (amendment of the 1991 Act).
4Transitional provisions
Despite the amendments made by the provisions of paragraphs 32, 33 and 34 of Schedule 2 to the 2010 Act commenced by article 3 of this Order—
section 23 of the 1991 Act as in force immediately before 6th April 2012 continues to apply in relation to any application for consent made under that section and not finally determined by that date; and
in relation to a notice served under section 21, 24 or 25 of the 1991 Act before 6th April 2012, the provisions of the 1991 Act in force immediately before that date shall apply.
Signature
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
18th March 2012
John Griffiths
Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development
one of the Welsh Ministers
19th March 2012
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (“the Act”).
Article 3 specifies provisions of the Act that come into force on 6 April 2012. These make provision for certain amendments to the Land Drainage Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”) in relation to flood risk management. These amendments include:
the removal of the following powers from the Environment Agency in relation to ordinary watercourses —
concurrent flood risk management powers:
default powers in relation to flooding; and
enforcement powers in relation to watercourse, bridge or drainage maintenance obligations;
the alteration of the prohibition on obstructions to ordinary watercourses to preclude the erection of any culvert without prior consent;
the transfer of the role of the Environment Agency as the consenting and enforcement authority in areas outside an internal drainage district under sections 23, 24 and 25 of the 1991 Act to the relevant lead local flood authority (“LLFA”) (and the creation of a requirement to consult the Environment Agency where the drainage board are consenting to work they are themselves proposing); and
the creation of the power to attach reasonable conditions to a consent issued under section 23.
Article 4 contains transitional provisions.
An impact assessment of the effect of the provisions commenced by this Order has not been produced as no impact on the private, voluntary or business sectors is foreseen.