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Local Government Act 2000

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9JB Overview and scrutiny: flood risk management

(1) A committee system local authority that is a lead local flood authority must review and scrutinise the exercise by risk management authorities of— (a) flood risk management functions, or (b) coastal erosion risk management functions, which may affect the local authority's area. (2) A local authority may issue such reports and recommendations as it considers appropriate in the course of exercising the function in subsection (1). (3) A risk management authority must comply with a request made by a local authority in the course of exercising the function in subsection (1) for— (a) information; (b) a response to a report. (4) The Secretary of State may make regulations about the duty under subsection (3) which may, in particular, include provision— (a) about the procedure to be followed in relation to requests and compliance with them, (b) about notices to be served in relation to requests, (c) for exemptions from the duty, (d) requiring persons to attend to give information orally, (e) about the nature of the information and responses that may be requested, and (f) about the publication of requests, information and responses. (5) A risk management authority must have regard to any reports or recommendations mentioned in subsection (2) that relate to it. (6) Expressions used in this section have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

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9JB Overview and scrutiny: flood risk management

(1) A committee system local authority that is a lead local flood authority must review and scrutinise the exercise by risk management authorities of— (a) flood risk management functions, or (b) coastal erosion risk management functions, which may affect the local authority's area. (2) A local authority may issue such reports and recommendations as it considers appropriate in the course of exercising the function in subsection (1). (3) A risk management authority must comply with a request made by a local authority in the course of exercising the function in subsection (1) for— (a) information; (b) a response to a report. (4) The Secretary of State may make regulations about the duty under subsection (3) which may, in particular, include provision— (a) about the procedure to be followed in relation to requests and compliance with them, (b) about notices to be served in relation to requests, (c) for exemptions from the duty, (d) requiring persons to attend to give information orally, (e) about the nature of the information and responses that may be requested, and (f) about the publication of requests, information and responses. (5) A risk management authority must have regard to any reports or recommendations mentioned in subsection (2) that relate to it. (6) Expressions used in this section have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

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