# The Flood Risk Management (Designated Responsible Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2013

S.S.I. 2013/314 · made 5 November 2013 · revised to 18 March 2021

This Order designates as ‘responsible authorities’ for the purposes of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (“the Act”), the following public bodies and office-holders—the Cairngorms National Park Authority,The Forestry Commissioners, andthe Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority.

Made under: Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (Section 5)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/flood-risk-management-designated-responsible-authorities-scotland-order-2013/pdf/ssi_20130314_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/flood-risk-management-designated-responsible-authorities-scotland-order-2013/pdf/ssipn_20130314_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Environmental Protection
Flood Risk Management
Made 5th November 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th November 2013
Coming into force 21st December 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1)(c) of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.
In accordance with section 5(2) of that Act, they have consulted SEPA, every responsible authority, the public bodies and office-holders who will be responsible authorities by virtue of this Order, and such other persons as they consider appropriate.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Flood Risk Management (Designated Responsible Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 21st December 2013.

## 2 Designated responsible authorities

The following public bodies and office-holders are designated for the purposes of section 5(1)(c) of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009—
(a) the Cairngorms National Park Authority;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority.

## Signature

PAUL WHEELHOUSE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th November 2013

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates as ‘responsible authorities’ for the purposes of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (“the Act”), the following public bodies and office-holders—
the Cairngorms National Park Authority,
The Forestry Commissioners, and
the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority.
For the purposes of the Act, each responsible authority must, among other things, exercise their flood risk related functions (in or as regards Scotland) with a view to reducing overall flood risk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/314 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/flood-risk-management-designated-responsible-authorities-scotland-order-2013
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