Environmental Protection Act 1990

Countryside matters E+W+S

130 Countryside functions of Welsh Council. E+W+S

(1) The Countryside Council for Wales shall F1 . . . have such of the functions under the Acts amended by Schedule 8 to this Act (which relates to countryside matters) as are assigned to them in accordance with the amendments effected by that Schedule.

(2) The Countryside Council for Wales shall discharge those functions—

(a) for the conservation and enhancement of natural beauty in Wales and of the natural beauty and amenity of the countryside in Wales, both in the areas designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 as National Parks or [F2 under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000] as areas of outstanding natural beauty and elsewhere;

(b) for encouraging the provision or improvement, for persons resorting to the countryside in Wales, of facilities for the enjoyment thereof and for the enjoyment of the opportunities for open-air recreation and the study of nature afforded thereby;

and shall have regard to the social and economic interests of rural areas in Wales.

(3) The reference in subsection (2) above to the conservation of the natural beauty of the countryside includes the conservation of its flora, fauna and geological and physiographical features.

(4) The Countryside Council for Wales F3 . . . shall discharge their . . . functions under those Acts (as amended by Schedule 8) on and after a day to be appointed by an order made by the Secretary of State.

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Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 S. 130(4): s. 130(4)(with ss. 131(3) and 164(3)) power fully exercised: 1.4.1991 appointed by S.I. 1991/685, art.4

Amendments (Textual)

F1 Words in s. 130(1) repealed (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 105, 107, Sch. 11 para. 119(a), Sch. 12; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2

F2 Words in s. 130(2)(a) inserted (30.1.2001 for E., 1.5.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 37, s. 93, Sch. 15 Pt. I para. 11 (with s. 84(4)-(6)); S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)

F3 Words in s. 130(4) repealed (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 105, 107, Sch. 11 para. 119(b), Sch. 12; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2

Commencement Information

I1 S. 130 in force at 1.4.1991 see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/685, art. 3