Part II National Parks
6 General duties of F11Natural England in relation to National Parks.
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It shall be the duty of F9Natural EnglandF14... from time to time, to consider what areas there are in England F1 . . . falling within subsection (2) of the last foregoing section, to determine in what order they should be designated under subsection (3) of that section, and to proceed with their designation at such times as F9Natural England may determine.
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The power of the Minister to give directions under section three of this Act shall extend to the giving of directions as to the order and time of designation of the said areas, notwithstanding that the directions may be of a specific character.
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As respects areas designated as National Parks, it shall be the duty of F8Natural England—
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to consider, generally and in relation to particular National Parks, in what way action needs to be taken under this Act and F2the M1Town and Country Planning Act 1971 for the purposes specified in subsection (1) of the last foregoing section, and to make such recommendations with respect thereto to the Minister and to F3National Park authorities andlocal authorities as may appear to F8Natural England to be necessary or expedient, and
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to keep under review the progress made from time to time in accomplishing the said purposes and to make to the Minister or, where F8Natural England deem it appropriate, to any other Minister or any F3National Park authoritylocal authority or other persons, such representations as appear to F8Natural England to be necessary or expedient as to any matter affecting the accomplishment of those purposes.
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Without prejudice to the generality of the last foregoing subsection, it shall be the duty of F12Natural England, subject to and in accordance with the following provisions of this Act in that behalf—
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to give advice where any Minister consults F12Natural England as to proposals for development of land in a National Park, or the appropriate planning authority consult them (whether in compliance with a requirement imposed under this Act or F2the M2Town and Country Planning Act 1971 or otherwise) in connection with the preparation or amendment of a development plan or in connection with an application for permission to develop any such land;
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to make recommendations to the Minister and, where F12Natural England deem it appropriate, to other Ministers as to any proposals for the development of land in a National Park, being proposals for development in a way which appears to F12Natural England to be inconsistent with the maintenance of the area as a Park;
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to notify to the Minister, or where F12Natural England deem it appropriate to other Ministers, the general nature of the action which will in the opinion of F12Natural England need to be taken as respects land in a National Park for any of the purposes specified in subsection (1) of the last foregoing section, in cases where it appears to F12Natural England that the Minister in question should be informed thereof before considering future proposals for the development of the land for other purposes; and
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if in any case F12Natural England are not satisifed that effect will be given to their recommendations or advice as to any matter mentioned in the foregoing paragraphs of this subsection, to refer the matter to the Minister and to advise the Minister as to the exercise of any powers of direction or enforcement (including powers of making orders) conferred on him by this Act or F2the M3Town and Country Planning Act 1971.
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In this section the expression “appropriate planning authority”means F6a National Park authority. . .and includes a local authority, not being a local planning authority, by whom any powers of a local planning authority as respects a National Park are exercisable, whether under the following provisions of this Act in that behalf or otherwise; and references in this section to a Minister include references to any Board in charge of a Government department.