Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 E+W Functions with Respect to National Parks and the Countryside

Part I E+W Discharge of Planning and Countryside Functions in National Parks

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 17 Pt. I extended by Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69, SIF 4:5), s. 72(10)

Planning Boards and National Park Committees E+W

11 Not less than one third [F1 (to the nearest whole number)] of the members of a joint planning board, special planning board or National Park Committee established for an area being or comprising the whole or any part of a National Park shall be persons appointed by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Countryside Commission:

Provided that if in any particular case the Secretary of State, with the agreement of the Commission, so determines, this paragraph shall have effect as if for the words “one third” there were substituted the words “one quarter”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69, SIF 4:5), ss. 46(1), 74(3)