The Control of Dogs (Designation of the Common Council of the City of London as a Secondary Authority) Order 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1223

Dogs, England

Control Of Dogs

The Control of Dogs (Designation of the Common Council of the City of London as a Secondary Authority) Order 2012

Made

1st May 2012

Laid before Parliament

10th May 2012

Coming into force

31st May 2012

The Common Council of the City of London exercises functions over the land referred to in this Order under the enactments set out in the Schedule.

The Secretary of State, who is the appropriate person in relation to England as defined in section 66(a) of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005(1), in exercise of the power conferred by section 58(3) of that Act makes the following Order.

Citation and application E+W

1.  This Order—

(a) may be cited as the Control of Dogs (Designation of the Common Council of the City of London as a Secondary Authority) Order 2012;

(b) applies in England; and

(c) comes into force on 31st May 2012.

Designation as a Secondary Authority E+W

2.—(1) The Common Council of the City of London is designated as a secondary authority for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 in respect of the areas set out in the first column of the table in this article (and Acts under which functions are exercised in relation to those areas are set out in the second column of the table).

(2) In this article “the Common Council of the City of London” means the Common Council of the City of London in a capacity other than as local authority, police authority or port health authority.

Areas over which the Common Council of the City of London is designated a secondary authority and the Acts under which it exercises functions

Area over which the Common Council of the City of London is designated a secondary authority.	Act under which the Common Council of the City of London exercises functions
(1) 1878 c.127.
(2) 1960 c. xxxvi.
(3) 1959 c. xlix.
(4) 1878 c. ccxiii.
(5) 1880 c. cxxx.
(6) 1899 c. ccxxxvii.
(7) 1871 c. lxxvii.
(8) 1886 c. ii.
(9) 1877 c. vii.
Ashtead Common in the primary authority area of Mole Valley District Council	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878(1)
Bunhill Fields in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Islington	City of London (Various Powers) Act 1960(2)
Burnham Beeches in the primary authority area of South Buckinghamshire District Council	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
The City of London Cemetery in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Newham	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
Coulsdon Common in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Croydon;	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
The Deer Sanctuary adjoining Epping Forest in the primary authority area of Epping Forest District Council	City of London (Various Powers) Act 1959(3)
Epping Forest in the primary authority areas of Epping Forest District Council, the London Borough of Newham, the London Borough of Redbridge and the London Borough of Waltham Forest	Epping Forest Acts 1878(4) and 1880(5)
Farthing Downs in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Croydon	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
Golders Hill Park in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Barnet	London County Council (General Powers) Act 1899(6)
Hampstead Heath in the primary authority areas of the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Camden	Hampstead Heath Act 1871(7)
Highgate Wood in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Haringey	Highgate and Kilburn Open Spaces Act 1886(8)
Kenley Common in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Croydon	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
Queen’s Park in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Brent	Highgate and Kilburn Open Spaces Act 1886
Riddlesdown in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Croydon	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
Spring Park in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Croydon	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
Stoke Common in the primary authority area of South Buckinghamshire District Council	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878
West Ham Park in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Newham	City of London (Various Powers) Act 1877(9)
West Wickham Common in the primary authority area of the London Borough of Bromley	Corporation of London (Open Spaces) Act 1878

Taylor of Holbeach

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1st May 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This order designates the Common Council of the City of London as a secondary authority for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (2005 c. 16) in respect of the areas listed in article 2. Under section 55(1) of that Act a secondary authority may make an order providing for offences relating to dogs in respect of any area for which it is designated a secondary authority.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2005 c.16.