Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997. País/Territorio Reino Unido Subdivisión territorial Scotland Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1997 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to amend the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 in relation to flood prevention measures to be taken by local authorities; to repeal section 11(2) of the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1930 and section 8(2) of the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1941; and for connected purposes. Materia Agua Palabra clave Legislación básica Irrigación Manejo de recursos hídricos Institución Aguas continentales Instalaciones Inundación Tasa/impuesto Área geográphica Islas del Océano Atlántico, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Atlántico Norte, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Septentrional Entry into force notes Please see section 9. Resumen The present Act, for purposes of flood prevention, spells out duties of local authorities to: (1) assess watercourses in their area from time to time for the purpose of ascertaining whether any such watercourse is in a condition which is likely to cause flooding of land, not being agricultural land, within or outwith their area: (2) maintain watercourses; and (3) prepare and publish a report specifying the measures which they consider that they require to take to prevent or mitigate the flooding of land in their area. Notwithstanding section 1(1) of, and Part XIII of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, section 11(2) of the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1930 (which preserves the effect of land drainage schemes settled under that Act and of provisions regarding such schemes) shall be taken not to have been repealed by the 1993 Act. (9 sections completed by 1 Schedule) Texto completo Inglés Página web www.opsi.gov.uk Referencias - Legislación Revocado por Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 Asp 6). Legislación | Reino Unido | 2009 (2019) Palabra clave: Aguas continentales, Instalaciones, Inundación, Tasa/impuesto, Institución, Peligros, Planificación ambiental, Política/planificación, Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX