Part 5National Parks and the Broads

I163Notification of agricultural operations on moor and heath in National Parks

1

Amend section 42 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) (notification of agricultural operations on moor and heath in National Parks) as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “The Ministers” substitute “ A National Park authority ”, and

b

for “a National Park” substitute “ the relevant Park ”.

3

In subsection (2)(b), for “the Ministers” substitute “ the National Park authority ”.

4

In subsection (6), for “the Ministers, the Nature Conservancy Council and the Countryside Agency” substitute “ Natural England ”.

5

For subsection (8) substitute—

8

An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument and the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply to such an instrument as if the order had been made by a Minister of the Crown.

6

In section 51 (powers of entry), in subsection (2)(c), omit “the Ministers or”.