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Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill

Bill Number: SP Bill 15

Introduced on: 29 September 2008

Introduced by: Richard Lochhead MSP (Executive Bill)

Passed: 13 May 2009

Royal Assent: 16 June 2009

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...... the Bill as introduced, sought to replace the duty on local authorities to carry out clearance and repair works of watercourses with a general duty to manage flood risk. This more specific duty was reinstated in the Bill’s passage through Parliament.