Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Explanatory Notes

Part 5: Byelaws

374.In Part 4 of Schedule 2, paragraphs 26 and 27 make amendments to the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and the Countryside Act 1968, both of which contain provisions relating to CCW’s byelaw making functions.

375.In Part 4 of Schedule 2, paragraph 28 makes a number of amendments to the Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 that removes all references to CCW and replaces them with references to NRW.

376.Sub-paragraph 2 does so in the section defining which bodies are legislative authorities and have powers to make byelaws for the purposes of the Act. Sub-paragraphs 3 and 4 do so in sections dealing with the procedures and formalities for making byelaws.

377.Sub-paragraph 5 repeals paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Act, in relation to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

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