Thames Barrier and Flood Prevention Act 1972 (c. xlv) Thames Barrier and Flood Prevention Act 1972 (c. xlv) Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 7 para. 38 repealed by Serious Crime Act 2007 Sch. 14 6Paragraph 6 Thames Barrier and Flood Prevention Act 1972 (c. xlv)