Building Regulation 2021
sec.98Designation of and declaration for flood hazard areas
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sec.98 Designation of and declaration for flood hazard areas
This section applies if— under the expired regulation, section 13— an area was designated by a local government as a flood hazard area; and a matter mentioned in the expired regulation, section 13(1)(b) was declared for the area; and immediately before the commencement the designation and declaration were in force. On the commencement, the designation of the area and declaration of the matter for the area are taken to have been made by the local government under section 8. (sec.98-ssec.1) This section applies if— under the expired regulation, section 13— an area was designated by a local government as a flood hazard area; and a matter mentioned in the expired regulation, section 13(1)(b) was declared for the area; and immediately before the commencement the designation and declaration were in force. (sec.98-ssec.2) On the commencement, the designation of the area and declaration of the matter for the area are taken to have been made by the local government under section 8.
- (a) under the expired regulation, section 13— (i) an area was designated by a local government as a flood hazard area; and (ii) a matter mentioned in the expired regulation, section 13(1)(b) was declared for the area; and
- (i) an area was designated by a local government as a flood hazard area; and
- (ii) a matter mentioned in the expired regulation, section 13(1)(b) was declared for the area; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement the designation and declaration were in force.
- (i) an area was designated by a local government as a flood hazard area; and
- (ii) a matter mentioned in the expired regulation, section 13(1)(b) was declared for the area; and