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National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
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62 Proceedings consequent on review under last foregoing section.E+W
(1)As soon as may be after the completion by a local planning authority of their review under the last foregoing section, the authority shall proceed with the taking as respects their area of such action as they consider should be taken by them under the following provisions of this Part of this Act:
Provided that before determining what action they should take as aforesaid as respects land in a National Park the local planning authority shall consult with the Commission [F1(where the Park is in England) or the Council (where the park is in Wales)] and consider any recommendations made by them.
(2)If in consequence of their review under the last foregoing section the local planning authority are of opinion—
(a)that there is in their area no land of the descriptions specified in subsection (2) of section fifty-nine of this Act, or no appreciable area of such land, or
(b)that as respects their area no such action needs to be taken as is mentioned in subsection (1) of the last foregoing section,
the local planning authority shall as soon as may be after the completion of the review [F2publish a notice containing a statement of their opinion].
(3)A notice under the last foregoing subsection shall be published in the London Gazette and in at least one local newspaper circulating in the area of the local planning authority, and shall specify the time (not being less than three months) within which, and the manner in which, representations may be made to the [F3authority] as respects their area that action needs to be taken as mentioned in subsection (1) of the last foregoing section.
(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4
(5)Nothing in this or the last foregoing section shall be taken as requiring that a local planning authority shall have completed their review under the last foregoing section before exercising their powers under this Part of this Act of making access agreements or orders or of acquiring land.
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F1Words inserted (prosp.) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 130, 164(3), Sch. 8 para. 1(8)
F2Words substituted by Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1,2) s. 1(3) Sch. 3 para. 6(a)
F3Word substituted by Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1,2) s. 1(3) Sch. 3 para. 6(b)
F4S. 62(4) repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1,2) Sch. 34 Pt. III
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