(1)A conservation board or relevant local authority which is proposing to publish, adopt or review any plan under section 89 shall—
(a)give notice of the proposal—
(i)if the area of outstanding natural beauty is in England, to [F1Natural England] F2...,
(ii)if the area of outstanding natural beauty is in Wales, to the [F3NRBW], and
(iii)in the case of a conservation board, to every local authority whose area is wholly or partly comprised in the area of outstanding natural beauty,
(b)send a copy of the plan, together (where appropriate) with any proposed amendments of the plan, to every body to which notice of the proposal is required to be given by paragraph (a), and
(c)take into consideration any observations made by any such body.
[F4(1A)In the case of an area of outstanding natural beauty in Wales, a conservation board or relevant local authority which is proposing to publish, adopt or review any plan under section 89 must have regard to—
(a)the state of natural resources report published under section 8 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, F5...
(b)any area statement published under section 11 of that Act for an area that includes all or part of the area of outstanding natural beauty [F6, and
(c)the sustainable land management report published under section 6 of the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023]].
(2)A conservation board or relevant local authority shall send to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales a copy of every plan, notice or report which they are required to publish under section 89.
[F7(2A)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—
(a)requiring a plan under section 89 relating to an area of outstanding natural beauty in England to contribute to the meeting of any target set under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Environment Act 2021;
(b)setting out how such a plan must contribute to the meeting of such targets;
(c)setting out how a plan under section 89 relating to an area of outstanding natural beauty in England must further the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of that area.]
(3)In this section “relevant local authority” has the same meaning as in section 89.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 90(1)(a)(i) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(d); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F2Words in s. 90(1)(a)(i) repealed (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 167, 12; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F3Words in s. 90(1)(a)(ii) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 408 (with Sch. 7)
F4S. 90(1A) inserted (21.5.2016) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(2)(a), Sch. 2 para. 7
F5Word in s. 90(1A)(a) omitted (17.10.2023) by virtue of Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 4), s. 56(3)(d), Sch. 2 para. 4(a)
F6S. 90(1A)(c) and word inserted (17.10.2023) by Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 4), s. 56(3)(d), Sch. 2 para. 4(b)
F7S. 90(2A) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 245(8), 255(9)(b) (with s. 247)
Commencement Information
I1Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)