The Code of Practice on Environmental Procedures for Flood Defence Operating Authorities (Environment Agency) Approval Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/3061
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Code of Practice on Environmental Procedures for Flood Defence Operating Authorities (Environment Agency) Approval Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997.

Section 2 Approval of Code of Practice

The Ministers approve the code of practice issued by them entitled “Code of Practice on Environmental Procedures for Flood Defence Operating Authorities” for the purpose of —

(a) giving practical guidance to the Environment Agency with respect to the matters for the purposes of which section 6(1), 7 and 8 of the Environment Act 1995 have effect; and

(b) promoting what appear to them to be desirable practices by the Environment Agency with respect to those matters.