Nature Conservancy Council Act 1973

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 Amendments of Enactments Consequential on Transfer of Statutory Functions to Council

[1949 c. 97.] National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

1 In Part III of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (nature conservation) for each of the references to the Natural Environment Research Council (which were substituted for references to the Nature Conservancy by the 1965 Act) there shall be substituted a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.

2 (1) For subsection (1) of section 103 of that Act (general provisions as to acquisition of land) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

“(1) Any power conferred by this Act on the Nature Conservancy Council or a local authority to acquire land compulsorily shall be exercisable in any particular case on their being authorised so to do by the Secretary of State.”

(2) For each of the references to the Natural Environment Research Council in subsection (2) of that section and for the references in section 106(1) of that Act (supplementary provisions as to byelaws) (all of which were substituted as mentioned in paragraph 1 above for references to the Nature Conservancy) there shall be substituted a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.

[1954 c. 30.] Protection of Birds Act 1954

3 (1) In section 10(2)(b) of the Protection of Birds Act 1954 (authorities with power to grant licences) for the words from " from " to the end of the paragraph there shall be substituted the words " from, the Nature Conservancy Council, that Council ".

(2) In section 14(1) of that Act (interpretation) in paragraph (c) of the definition of " authorised person" for the reference to the Natural Environment Research Council (which was substituted for a reference to the Nature Conservancy by the 1965 Act) there shall be substituted a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.

[1959 c. 40.] Deer (Scotland) Act 1959

4 In section 1(4) of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959 (constitution of the Red Deer Commission) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs:—

“(a) one from nominees of the Nature Conservancy Council;

(aa) one from nominees of the Natural Environment Research Council;”.

[1963 c. 36.] Deer Act 1963

5 In section 11 of the Deer Act 1963 (power to grant licences) for each of the references to the Natural Environment Research Council (which were substituted for references to the Nature Conservancy by the 1965 Act) there shall be substituted a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.

[1963 c. 38.] Water Resources Act 1963

6 In section 102 of the Water Resources Act 1963 (land of special natural interest) for each of the references to the Natural Environment Research Council (which were substituted as mentioned in paragraph 5 above) there shall be substituted a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.

[1967 c. 46.] Protection of Birds Act 1967

7 In sections 4(3) (disturbance of nesting birds), 7(4)(b) (special protection for wild birds in severe weather) and 8(2)(b) (matters for which licences under section 10 of the [1954 c. 30.] Protection of Birds Act 1954 may be granted) of the Protection of Birds Act 1967 for the references to the Natural Environment Research Council there shall be substituted references to the Nature Conservancy Council.

[1967 c. iv.] Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Act 1967

8 In section 3(1) of the Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Act 1967 (interpretation) for the definition of " research council" there shall be substituted the following definition:—

• “" research council " means the Nature Conservancy Council;”.

[1968 c. 41.] Countryside Act 1968

9 In sections 15(1) (areas of special scientific interest), 37 (protection for interests in countryside) and 46(2) (application of general provisions of [1949 c. 97.] National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949) of the Countryside Act 1968 for the words " Natural Environment Research Council", in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words " Nature Conservancy Council ".

[1970 c. 30.] Conservation of Seals Act 1970

10 In section 10(3)(b) of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 (consent to grant of licence to kill or take seals in nature reserves, etc.) for the words " the Council" there shall be substituted the words " the Nature Conservancy Council ".

[1971 c. lxx.] Chichester Harbour Conservancy Act 1971

11 In section 11(3) of the Chichester Harbour Conservancy Act 1971 (constitution of the Chichester Harbour Conservancy Advisory Council) for paragraph (e) there shall be substituted the following paragraph: —

“(e) one shall be appointed on the nomination of the Nature Conservancy Council;”.

[1973 c. 57.] Badgers Act 1973

12 In the following provisions of the Badgers Act 1973, namely—

(a) section 6(1) (special protection for badgers);

(b) section 9(2)(a) (licences); and

(c) paragraph (d) of the definition of " authorised person" in section 11 (interpretation),

for the words " Natural Environment Research Council" there shall be substituted the words " Nature Conservancy Council ".

Medway Ports Authority Act 1973

13 In section 93 of the Medway Ports Authority Act 1973 (protection of Nature Conservancy) after the words "Nature Conservancy " there shall be added the word " Council ".