Flood Risk Management (Designated Responsible Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 314 of 2013)

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Scottish Statutory Instruments are not carried in their revised form on this site. S C O T T I S H S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2013 No. 314 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT The Flood Risk Management (Designated Responsible Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2013 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(1). 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. Citation and commencement 1. This Order may be cited as the Flood Risk Management (Designated Responsible Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 21st December 2013. Designated responsible authorities 2. 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) The Forestry Commissioners; and (c) the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority. (1) 2009 asp 6. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2009/6 Document Generated: 2013-11-07 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Scottish Statutory Instruments are not carried in their revised form on this site. 2 St Andrew’s House,Edinburgh 5th November 2013 PAUL WHEELHOUSE Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers Document Generated: 2013-11-07 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Scottish Statutory Instruments are not carried in their revised form on this site. 3 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.