Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside (Definitive Maps and Statements) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 31st January 1993.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;
“modification order” means an order made under section 53(2)(a) or (b) or section 55(4) or section 55(5) of the Act;
“reclassification order” means an order made under section 54(1)(b) of the Act;
“surveying authority”(1), in relation to any area, means the county council, metropolitan district council or London borough council whose area includes that area.
Scale of definitive maps
2. A definitive map shall be on a scale of not less than 1/25,000 but where the surveying authority wishes to show on a larger scale any particulars required to be shown on the map, in addition, an inset map may be used for that purpose.
Notation to be used on definitive maps
3. Rights of way to which Part III of the Act (public rights of way) applies shall be shown on a definitive map as indicated in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
Modification Orders
4. A modification order shall be in the form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect, with such insertions or omissions as are necessary in any particular case.
Reclassification Orders
5. A reclassification order shall be in the form set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect, with such insertions or omissions as are necessary in any particular case.
Provisions supplementary to regulations 4 and 5
6. Regulations 2 and 3 above shall apply to the map contained in a modification or reclassification order as they apply to a definitive map.
Making, submission and confirmation of modification and reclassification orders
7.—(1) The provisions of Schedule 4 to these Regulations shall apply to the making, submission and confirmation of modification or reclassification orders.
(2) Any notice required under paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to the Act (procedure in connection with certain orders under Part III) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect, with such insertions or omissions as are necessary in any particular case.
(3) The persons on whom notice is required to be served under Schedule 15 to the Act shall in relation to the areas specified in column 1 of Schedule 6 to these Regulations include the persons specified in column (2) of that Schedule.
Applications for a modification order
8.—(1) An application for a modification order shall be in the form set out in Schedule 7 to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect, with such insertions or omissions as are necessary in any particular case.
(2) Regulation 2 above shall apply to the map which accompanies such an application as it applies to the map contained in a modification or reclassification order.
(3) A notice required by paragraph 2 of Schedule 14 to the Act (applications for certain orders under Part III) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 8 to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect, with such insertions or omissions as are necessary in any particular case.
(4) A certificate required by paragraph 2 of Schedule 14 to the Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule 9 to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect, with such insertions or omissions as are necessary in any particular case.
Revocation
9. The Wildlife and Countryside (Definitive Maps and Statements) Regulations 1983(2) are hereby revoked.
Michael Howard
Secretary of State for the Environment
7th January 1993
David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
7th January 1993