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Environmental Protection Act 1990

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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)

6(1)The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.

(2)In section 34 (limestone pavement orders), in subsection (6) in the definition of “the Commission”, the words “and Wales” shall be omitted.

(3)In section 43 (maps of National Parks showing certain areas of moor or heath), in subsection (1A) the words “by the Countryside Commission” shall be omitted and—

(a)in subsection (1B) for the word “shall” there shall be substituted the words “and the Countryside Council for Wales shall each” and for the word “may” there shall be substituted “the Commission and the Council may each”;

(b)in subsection (1C), after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, the Council”.

(4)Section 45 (power to vary orders designating National Parks) shall be subsection (1) of that section and, in that subsection, after the word “Park” in the first place it appears there shall be inserted the words “in England”; and at the end there shall be inserted, as subsection (2) of that section, the following words—

(2)Subsection (1) shall apply to the Countryside Council for Wales, in relation to any National Park in Wales, as it applies to the Countryside Commission in relation to any National Park in England.

(5)In section 47(2) (power of Secretary of State to give grants) after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “or to the Countryside Council for Wales”.

(6)In section 49 (extension of power to appoint wardens), in subsection (1)(b), after the word “authority” in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “, the Countryside Council for Wales.” and, in subsection (4), after the word “Commission” in both places it appears there shall be inserted the words “or the Countryside Council for Wales”.

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