Scottish Environment Protection Agency

DIRECTION BY THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS TO THE SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY

THE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT (HAZARD MAPS: SPECIFICATION OF FLOOD PROBABILITY)(SCOTLAND) DIRECTION 2013

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 of the Environment Act 1995 (c.25), have issued a Direction to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the terms of the section 2(1)(a) of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009. The Direction will come into force on 11 December 2013.

The Direction is published on the Scottish Government’s website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Water/Flooding/whatsnew/HazardMapsDirection. Any person wishing a paper copy of the Direction should contact:

Alan Wyper

Scottish Government

Environmental Quality Division

Managing Flood Risk Team

Area: 1-D (North)

Victoria Quay

EDINBURGH EH6 6QQ

eqcat@scotland.gsi.gov.uk