# Flood and Water Management Act 2010, Paragraph 45


In section 159 (powers to lay pipes in streets) after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) The Agency may carry out work within subsection (1)(a) to (c) if—
(a) it thinks the work desirable having regard to the national flood and coastal erosion risk management strategies under sections 7 and 8 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, and
(b) the purpose of the work is to manage a flood risk (within the meaning of that Act) from (i) the sea, or (ii) a main river.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/schedule/2/paragraph/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010/schedule-2/paragraph-45
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