The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1982

Statutory Instruments

1982 No. 327 (C.13)

WILDLIFE

COUNTRYSIDE

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1982

Made

9th March 1982

The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 74(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, hereby make the following order:

1.  This order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1982, and shall come into operation on 1st April 1982.

2.  The following provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, namely,—

(a) section 47;

(b) section 73(1) so far as relating to the entries in Schedule 17 specified below;

(c) Schedule 13; and

(d) Schedule 17 so far as relating to the entries in Part II thereof as respects sections 2, 4 and 95 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and section 3 of the Countryside Act 1968;

shall come into force on 1st April 1982.

Michael R.D. Heseltine

Secretary of State for the Environment

5th March 1982

Nicholas Edwards

Secretary of State for Wales

9th March 1982

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This order provides for section 47 of and Schedule 13 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, together with the relevant repeals in Part II of Schedule 17 to the Act, to come into force on 1st April 1982. The provisions in question relate to the Countryside Commission.

NOTE AS TO PREVIOUS COMMENCEMENT ORDER

In addition to the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 brought into force by section 74(2) of that Act, the following provisions have been brought into force by a previous commencement order:

Provisions	Commencement Order
Section 12 Section 48 Section 73(1) so far as relating to the entries in part II of Schedule 17 specified below Schedule 7 Schedule 17 so far as relating to the entries in Part II thereof as respects the Deer Act 1963, the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 and the Badgers Act 1973	S.I. 1982/44