Section 166(4)

In this section— “flood risk management region” means the region of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, within the meaning of section 22 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010; “flood warning system” means any system whereby, for the purpose of providing warning of any danger of flooding, information with respect to— is obtained and transmitted, whether automatically or otherwise, with or without provision for carrying out calculations based on such information and for transmitting the results of those calculations; rainfall, as measured at a particular place within a particular period; or the level or flow of any inland water, or part of an inland water, at a particular time; or other matters appearing to the appropriate agency to be relevant for that purpose, “inland water” means any of the following in any part of Great Britain, that is to say— any river, stream or other watercourse, whether natural or artificial and whether tidal or not; any lake or pond, whether natural or artificial, and any reservoir or dock; and any channel, creek, bay, estuary or arm of the sea; “rainfall” includes any fall of snow, hail or sleet.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30