The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Dartmoor) Designation (Amendment) Order 1996

Made12th August 1996

Laid before Parliament12th August 1996

Coming into force1st September 1996

Whereas, pursuant to section 18(1) of the Agriculture Act 19861, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has by Order designated an area on Dartmoor as an environmentally sensitive area;

Now, therefore, the said Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 18(1) and (4)2 of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury, and after consulting the Secretary of State, the Countryside Commission, the Nature Conservancy Council for England3 and the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England in accordance with section 18(1) and (2) of the said Act and section 99 of the Environment Act 19954 hereby makes the following Order: