11 Effect of national and local strategies: England
Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (2010 c 29) | Legislation

11  Effect of national and local strategies: England

(1)     In exercising its flood and coastal erosion risk management functions, an English risk management authority must—

(a)     act in a manner which is consistent with the national strategy and guidance, and

(b)     except in the case of a water company, act in a manner which is consistent with the local strategies and guidance.

(2)     But—

(a)     subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the function of the Environment Agency under section 7(1);

(b)     the Agency must have regard to the national

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