Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37)

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SCHEDULE 15 Areas of outstanding natural beauty: consequential amendments and transitional provisions

Part I Consequential amendments

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)

1 In section 1 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (the Countryside Agency and the Countryside Council for Wales), in subsection (2)(a) after “National Parks or” there is inserted “under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000”.

2 In section 112(2) of that Act (provisions not applying to Epping Forest and Burnham Beeches), for “eighty-seven” there is substituted “eighty-nine”.

3 In section 114(1) of that Act (interpretation), for the definition of “area of outstanding natural beauty” there is substituted—

““area of outstanding natural beauty” means an area designated under section 82 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;”.