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7 Designation and variation of National Parks.E+W

(1)Before making an order designating a National Park [F1Natural England] shall consult with every joint planning board, [F2and local authority] whose area includes any land in the area to be designated a Park.

(2)Any such order shall describe the area to be designated a Park by reference to a map and such other descriptive matter as may appear to [F3Natural England] to be requisite.

(3)The provisions in that behalf of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect as to the making, confirmation, coming into operation and validity of any order designating a National Park.

(4)The Minister may by order made after consultation with [F4Natural England] vary an order designating a National Park.

(5)Before making an order under the last foregoing subsection the Minister shall consult with [F5any National Park authority for the Park in question and with] every such board and council as aforesaid whose area, or any part of whose area, is comprised in the National Park, whether as existing or as proposed to be varied; and the provisions in that behalf of the First Schedule to this Act shall apply to any order under the last foregoing subsection.

(6)It shall be the duty of [F6Natural England] to secure that copies of any order such as is mentioned in this section shall be available, at the office of [F6Natural England], at the offices of each joint planning board and local authority specified in subsection (1) or subsection (5) of this section, as the case may be [F7at the offices (where the order is for the variation of an order designating a Park) of any National Park authority for the Park in question], and at such other place or places in or near the Park in question as [F6Natural England] may determine, for inspection by the public at all reasonable times.

[F8(7) In this section and Schedule 1 “ local authority ” means—

(a)in relation to England, a county council, district council or parish council;

(b)in relation to Wales, a county council, county borough council or community council.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in s. 7(5) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25 , s. 78 , Sch. 10 para. 2(2)(a) (with ss. 7(6) , 115 , 117 , Sch. 8 para. 7 ); S.I. 1995/2950 , art. 3

F7 Words in s. 7(6) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25 , s. 78 , Sch. 10 para. 2(2)(b) (with ss. 7(6) , 115 , 117 , Sch. 8 para. 7 ); S.I. 1995/2950 , art. 3

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