Schedule 25, Part 1, paragraph 2(1)

In this Schedule— “application” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 5; “drainage” has the meaning given in section 113(1) of the 1991 Act and “drainage work” is to be construed accordingly; “emergency” means an occurrence which presents a risk of— serious flooding; serious detrimental impact on drainage; serious harm to the environment; “flood defence structure” means any permanent works constructed, operated or maintained by the regulator for the purposes of managing flood risk; “land” includes— water; land covered by water; “main river” has the meaning given in section 113(1) of the 1991 Act ; “navigation authority” means any person who has a duty or power under any enactment to work, maintain, conserve, improve or control any canal or other inland navigation, navigable river, estuary, harbour or dock; “non-tidal main river” means any part of a main river that is not a tidal main river; “tidal main river” means that part of a main river downstream of the normal tidal limit; “unauthorised flood risk activity” means a flood risk activity which is not authorised by an environmental permit but excluding any exempt or excluded flood risk activities; “watercourse” has the meaning given in section 221 of the 1991 Act , as read with section 113(1) of that Act.

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