# Flood and Water Management Act 2010, Section 22: Establishment

Extent: E+W

(1) The Environment Agency—
(a) must divide England ... into regions for the purposes of this section,
(b) must establish a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for each region
(c) ...
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a) specify the procedure to be followed by the Agency in exercising its functions under subsection (1)(a) (which may include provision about revision, consultation and appeals);
(b) make transitional provision with respect to the establishment of Regional Flood and Coastal Committees in place of regional flood defence committees.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/section/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/flood-and-water-management-act-2010/section-22
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