A relevant authority must co-operate with other relevant authorities in the exercise of their flood and coastal erosion risk management functions.
A relevant authority may share information with another relevant authority for the purpose of discharging its duty under subsection (1).
In subsections (1) and (2) "relevant authority" means—
A risk management authority may arrange for a flood risk management function to be exercised on its behalf by—
But subsection (4) does not apply in relation to—
A coast protection authority may, with the appropriate consent, arrange for a person to exercise a coastal erosion risk management function on its behalf.
In subsection (6) the "appropriate consent" means—
The Environment Agency or the Natural Resources Body for Wales may arrange for a coastal erosion risk management function to be exercised on its behalf by—
In subsections (4), (6) and (8) a reference to a flood risk management function or a coastal erosion risk management function includes a reference to anything that may be done by a risk management authority for a purpose connected with the exercise of that function.
In this section "coast protection authority" has the meaning given by section 1 of the Coast Protection Act 1949.