Commentary Regional Flood and Coastal Committees Section 22: Establishment
82.This section requires the Environment Agency to establish Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs) for regions in England and Wales. To do so, it must divide England and Wales into regions for this purpose. The Environment Agency also has the power to alter these boundaries.
83.The Minister is given the power, to set out in regulations, the procedure that must be followed by the Environment Agency in creating or varying regional boundaries which may include provisions in respect of consultation and appeals (subsection (2)(a)).
84.These committees will replace Regional Flood Defence Committees (RFDCs) and the Minister is given a power, by order, to make transitional provision for this change (subsection (2)(b)).