Sea walls and defencesSea walls and defences
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Request 768538268
Who is legally responsible for maintaining the islands sea walls and defences and what are the governments responsibilities regarding flood prevention to properties impacted by tidal incursion, specifically sea water broaching sea defences.
Response
The information requested is exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 as the information is accessible within Part 1 (2) and Part 4 (28) of the Drainage (Jersey) Law 2005
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Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.
(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.
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