2.—(1) In relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the relevant approval, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation period(1) ends is 2nd August 2022.
(2) In paragraph (1), “the relevant approval” means the approval by the Secretary of State(2) under section 52(1) of the Act(3) of the relevant reports on 2nd March 2022.
(3) In paragraph (2), “the relevant report” means the report titled “Coastal Access Gosport to Portsmouth” submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Act(4) on 20th June 2019(5).
(4) In this article, “the Act” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949(6).
The term “access preparation period” is defined in section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 52 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97) were originally vested in the Minister of Town and Country Planning in relation to England and Wales (see section 114(1) of that Act). The Minister of Town and Country Planning was renamed the Minister of Local Government and Planning by S.I. 1951/142, and was further renamed the Minister of Housing and Local Government by S.I. 1951/1900. S.I. 1965/143 transferred (so far as relevant) the functions of the Minister of Housing and Local Government to the Minister of Land and Natural Resources. The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources was dissolved by S.I. 1967/156 and the functions of that Minister (so far as relevant) were transferred to the Minister of Housing and Local Government. The Ministry of Housing and Local Government was dissolved and the functions of that Minister were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1970/1681.
Section 52(1) was amended by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), Schedule 11, Part 1, paragraph 10(f).
Section 51 was amended by: the Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41), section 21(2); the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Schedule 30; the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43), Schedule 8, paragraph 1(7); the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 10, paragraph 2(5); the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Schedule 5, Part 2, paragraph 12 and Schedule 7 paragraph 1; and by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Schedule 11, Part 1, paragraph 10(e). Section 55A was inserted by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, section 302(1).
The Coastal Access Gosport to Portsmouth report is available at www.gov.uk or may be obtained by writing to Coastal Access Delivery Team (South), Natural England, Mail Hub, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP.