Law Search
European
- European Directive on the Assessment and Management of Flood Risks
- Directive 2007/60/EC - also known as the Floods Directive - aims to reduce the risks and adverse consequences of floods in the European Union.
National
- Public Health Act 1936
- Gives local authorities in England and Wales powers to treat as a statutory nuisance any water course, pond or ditch which is foul or in a state that will be harmful to health. The Act also makes it an offence to allow a septic tank to leak or to overflow.
- Coast Protection Act 1949
- Provides coast protection authorities in England, Wales and Scotland with general powers for coast protection work and defence.
- Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958
- Reservoirs Act 1975
- Covers local authorities’ duties on reservoir safety in England and Wales.
- Land Drainage Act 1976
- (Largely repealed and replaced by the Land Drainage Act 1991)
- Thames Barrier and Flood Prevention Act 1972 and Thames Barrier Bylaws 1983
- Highways Act 1980
- Covers highway drainage in England and Wales.
- Roads (Scotland) Act 1984
- Covers road drainage in Scotland.
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Covers statutory nuisances in England, Wales and Scotland. Section 79(1)(h) applies to statutory nuisances in relation to watercourses under earlier public health legislation
- Water Resources Act 1991
- Provides statutory duties for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales.
- Land Drainage Act 1991
- As amended by the Land Drainage Act 1994.
- Environment Act 1995
- Requires the Environment Agency to supervise matters relating to flood defence (including land drainage) in England and Wales.
- Land Drainage Act 1994
- Amends the Land Drainage Act 1991 in relation to the functions of internal drainage boards and local authorities.
- Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009
- Provides regulation on assessment of flood risk and sustainable flood management in Scotland.
- The Flood Risk Regulations 2009
- Give effect to the Floods Directive in England and Wales.
- Flood and Water Management Act 2010
- Provides for national and local strategies for managing risks from floods and coastal erosion in England and Wales. Aims to promote sustainable urban drainage.
- Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011
- Covers SEPA's duties on reservoir safety in Scotland.
Policy and Guidance
- National Planning Policy Framework: section 10 on meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change
- Planning Practice Guidance on Flood Risk and Coastal Change
- Scottish Planning Policy
- National flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England
- National Strategy for flood and coastal erosion risk management in Wales
- National flood risk management planning in Scotland
