The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II NATURE CONSERVATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE

   1. 3. Nature conservation and enjoyment of the countryside

   2. 4. Duty of public bodies

   3. 5. The Committee for Nature Conservation

4. PART III AMENITY LANDS

   1. 6. Acquisition and disposal of amenity lands

   2. 7. Grants and loans to National Trust for acquisition, etc., of amenity lands

   3. 8. Power of Department to enter into agreements or covenants restricting use of land

   4. 9. Management agreements with owners and occupiers of land

   5. 10. Power of Department to carry out works and provide facilities

   6. 11. The Ulster Countryside Committee

5. PART IV NATIONAL PARKS AND AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY

   1. 12. Designation of National Park

   2. 13. Proposals in relation to National Park

   3. 14. Areas of outstanding natural beauty

6. PART V NATURE RESERVES

   1. 15. Advice and consultations on nature reserves

   2. 16. Declarations in relation to nature reserves

   3. 17. Agreements for management of land as nature reserve

   4. 18. National nature reserves

   5. 19. Byelaws for protection of nature reserves

   6. 20. Marine nature reserves

   7. 21. Byelaws for protection of marine nature reserves

   8. 22. Powers of district councils

7. PART VI (Arts. 23—27) rep. by 2002 NI 7

   1. PART VI (Arts. 23—27) rep. by 2002 NI 7

8. PART VII DERELICT SITES

   1. 28. Derelict sites

9. PART VIII GENERAL

   1. 29. Financial assistance

   2. 30. Byelaws

   3. 31. Enforcement of byelaws

   4. 32. Matters with regard to which functions of authorities to be exercised

   5. 33. Matters to be registered in Statutory Charges Register

   6. Article 34—Amendments and repeals

10. SCHEDULES

    1. 1. Schedule 1 rep. by 1989 NI 3

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULE 6 TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLES 6(3) AND 25(5)

       1. 1. References to the Department or to the council shall be...

       2. 2. References to Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern...

       3. 3. Omit paragraph 1.

       4. 4. In paragraph 2— (a) for the words from the beginning...

       5. 5. In paragraph 3(1)(ii) for the word “refuse” substitute “ decide...

       6. 6. In paragraph 4 omit the words from “and may provide”...

       7. 7. In paragraph 5— (a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) omit the words...

       8. 8. In paragraph 6(2) for the words “fund out of which...

       9. 9. In paragraph 11(3) omit the words “in the prescribed form”....

       10. 10. In paragraph 12— (a) in sub-paragraph (1) omit the words...

       11. 11. In paragraph 14(1) omit the words “in the prescribed form”....

       12. 12. In paragraph 15(1) for the words “in the prescribed form”...

       13. 13. Omit paragraph 19.

       14. 14. Omit paragraph 20(2).

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       PROVISIONS AS TO DESIGNATION ORDERS UNDER ARTICLES 12(2) AND 20(2)

       1. PART I ORDERS DESIGNATING NATIONAL PARKS

          1. 1. (1) Before the Department makes an order designating a National...

          2. 2. (1) If no representations or objections are duly made, or...

          3. 3. As soon as may be after an order has been...

       2. PART II MODIFICATION OF PART I FOR PURPOSES OF ORDERS DESIGNATING MARINE NATURE RESERVES

          1. 4. (1) References to the Department shall be construed as references...

          2. 5. Paragraph 1 shall have effect as if at the end...

          3. 6. Paragraph 2 shall have effect as if for sub-paragraph (4)...

    4. 1. Schedule 4—Amendments

    5. 1. Schedule 5—Repeals