The Countryside Access (Local Access Forums) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Interpretation

2.—(1) Unless otherwise stated, in these Regulations:

• “access land” (“tir mynediad”) has the meaning given in section 1(1) of the Act;

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;

• “annual report” (“adroddiad blynyddol”) means the report prepared by the relevant authority under regulation 16(1);

• “appointing authority” (“awdurdod penodi”) has the meaning given in section 94(2) of the Act but includes, where the context so requires, one or more appointing authorities acting jointly with respect to a forum established under regulation 3(5) in accordance with such arrangements as are agreed between the relevant appointing authorities for that purpose;

• “forum” (“fforwm”) means a local access forum established under section 94(1) of the Act and includes a joint access forum similarly established;

• “local rights of way” (“hawliau tramwy lleol”) has the meaning given in section 95(3) of the Act;

• “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “person presiding” (“y person sy'n llywyddu”) has the meaning given in regulation 15(3).

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.