Commentary Key concepts and definitions Section 5: “Coastal erosion risk management function”
27.This section defines a “coastal erosion risk management function” as a function under the Coast Protection Act 1949 as well as functions under Part 1 of the Act. The effect of this definition is the same as in section 4. The Secretary of State in England and Welsh Ministers in Wales may, by order, specify further statutory functions to be within the definition of a coastal erosion risk management function, but they cannot create new statutory functions under this section.