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Part 1 Natural England and the Commission for Rural Communities
Part 2 Nature conservation in the UK
SCHEDULES
Commission for Rural Communities
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Enforcement powers in connection with wildlife
Part 1 Amendments of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
1.After section 18 insert— Wildlife inspectors (1) In this Part, “wildlife inspector” means a person authorised...
2.(1) Amend section 19 (powers of constables to stop, search,...
3.After section 19 insert— Constables' powers in connection with samples...
4.Omit sections 19ZA (enforcement: wildlife inspectors) and 19ZB (power to...
6.In section 27 (interpretation of Part 1), in subsection (1),...
Part 2 Powers of wildlife inspectors extended to certain other Acts
Part 4 Constable's search warrant power extended to certain other Acts
Wildlife offences: time limits for proceedings
1.A conservation board for an area of outstanding natural beauty...
1A.An inshore fisheries and conservation authority for a district established...
2.A joint committee of two or more local authorities which...
4.A National Park authority established for a National Park in...
5.The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew....
14.The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.
Functions which may be assigned to boards
2.(1) Promoting or undertaking inquiry— (a) as to materials and...
3.Promoting the production and marketing of standard products.
4.Promoting the better definition of trade descriptions and consistency in...
5.Developing, promoting, marketing or operating— (a) standards relating to the...
6.Developing, reviewing or operating schemes for the certification of products...
7.Undertaking the certification of products, the registration of certification trade...
8.Providing or promoting the provision of— (a) training for persons...
9.(1) Promoting— (a) the adoption of measures for securing safer...
10.Promoting or undertaking research into the incidence, prevention and cure...
11.Promoting or undertaking arrangements for encouraging the entry of persons...
12.Promoting or undertaking research for improving arrangements for marketing and...
13.Promoting or undertaking research into matters relating to the consumption...
14.Promoting arrangements— (a) for co-operative organisations, (b) for supplying materials...
15.Promoting the development of export trade, including promoting or undertaking...
16.Promoting or undertaking arrangements for better acquainting the public in...
17.Promoting or undertaking the collection and formulation of statistics.
18.Advising on any matters relating to the industry (other than...
19.Undertaking arrangements for making available information obtained, and for advising,...
Ancillary provisions relating to boards
Minor and consequential amendments
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)
7.(1) Amend section 1 (the Countryside Agency and the Countryside...
8.(1) Amend section 3 (power of Minister to give directions...
10.In each of the following provisions for “the Agency” substitute...
11.(1) Amend section 6 (general duties of Agency in relation...
12.For section 15 (meaning of “nature reserve”) substitute— Meaning of...
13.(1) Amend section 15A (meaning of “Nature Conservancy Council”) as...
14.(1) Amend section 16 (agreements for management of nature reserves)...
15.In each of the following provisions for “the Nature Conservancy...
16.In section 17 (compulsory acquisition of land for establishment of...
17.In section 18 (compulsory acquisition of land for maintenance of...
18.In section 19 (declarations as to what are nature reserves),...
19.In section 21 (establishment of nature reserves by local authorities),...
22.In the heading to section 85 (general duty of Commission...
23.In the heading to section 86 (information services to be...
24.In section 114 (interpretation), in subsection (1), omit the definition...
25.In Schedule 1 (provisions as to making, confirmation, coming into...
Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (c. 47)
27.In section 19 (consumers' committees and committees' of investigation), omit...
28.(1) Amend section 20 (directions by Ministers to boards as...
29.(1) Amend section 21 (temporary directions by Ministers) as follows....
30.(1) Amend section 32 (general provisions as to commissions and...
31.In section 47 (restrictions on disclosing certain information obtained under...
32.In section 53 (provisions as to Northern Ireland), in subsection...
33.In Schedule 3 (matters referred to in the definition of...
41.In the heading preceding section 1, for “Agency” substitute “...
42.For section 1 (general functions of the Countryside Agency and...
44.(1) Amend section 4 (experimental projects or schemes) as follows....
45.In section 8 (country park: sailing, boating, bathing and fishing),...
46.(1) Amend section 12 (facilities in or near National Parks)...
47.In section 13 (lakes in national parks: control of boats...
48.(1) Amend section 15 (agreements in respect of areas of...
50.In section 23 (provision of facilities by Forestry Commissioners), in...
51.In section 37 (protection for interests in countryside) for “the...
52.In section 38 (avoidance of pollution), for “the Agency” substitute...
53.(1) Amend section 41 (power to make byelaws and related...
54.In section 45 (agreements with landowners), in subsection (1), omit...
55.(1) Amend section 46 (application of general provisions of 1949...
56.In section 49 (interpretation), in subsection (2), omit the definition...
63.In section 105B (procedure), in subsection (8), in paragraph (b)...
64.In section 119D (diversion of certain highways for protection of...
65.In section 119E (provisions supplementary to section 119D), in subsection...
66.In section 120 (exercise of powers of making public path...
67.In section 135A (temporary diversion for dangerous works), in subsection...
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)
70.In section 10 (exceptions to section 9), in subsection (5),...
71.In section 15 (endangered species (import and export)), in subsection...
72.(1) Amend section 16 (power to grant licences) as follows....
73.(1) In section 21 (penalties, forfeitures, etc.), in subsections (4)...
74.(1) Amend section 22 (power to vary Schedules) as follows....
75.(1) Amend section 24 (functions of Nature Conservancy Council) as...
76.(1) Amend section 27 (interpretation of Part 1) as follows....
77.Omit section 27A (construction of references to Nature Conservancy Council)...
78.Before section 28 insert— Sites of special scientific interest and...
80.In section 28E (duties in relation to sites of special...
81.(1) Amend section 28G (statutory undertakers, etc.: general duty) as...
82.In section 33 (ministerial guidance as respects areas of special...
83.(1) Amend section 34 (limestone pavement orders) as follows.
84.Before section 35 insert— Nature reserves, marine nature reserves and...
85.In sections 35 to 37, for “the Nature Conservancy Council”...
86.In section 37A (Ramsar sites—wetlands of international importance), in subsections...
87.In section 39 (management agreements with owners and occupiers of...
88.(1) Amend section 41 (duties of agriculture Ministers with respect...
89.Before section 42 insert— Application of sections 42 to 45...
90.(1) Amend section 43 (maps of National Parks showing certain...
91.(1) Amend section 45 (power to vary orders designating National...
92.(1) Amend section 47 (provisions with respect to the Countryside...
94.(1) Amend section 50 (payments under certain agreements offered by...
96.In section 52 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1),...
97.(1) Amend section 71 (general interpretation) as follows.
98.Omit Schedule 13 (provisions with respect to the Countryside Agency)....
Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/1080 (N.I. 12))
General Consumer Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1822 (N.I. 12))
Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4)
110.(1) Amend section 4 (conservation of areas of natural beauty)...
111.In section 5 (notification of certain operations within the Broads),...
112.In— (a) section 6 (byelaws: general), in subsection (4),
113.In Schedule 2 (variation of area treated as the broads)—...
114.In Schedule 3 (functions of Authority), in paragraph 33(1), for...
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
116.In section 36 (grant of waste management licenses), in subsection...
117.(1) For section 128 (creation and constitution of new Councils)...
119.In section 130 (countryside functions of Welsh Council)—
120.(1) Amend section 131 (nature conservation functions: preliminary) as follows....
121.(1) Amend section 132 (general functions of the Councils) as...
123.(1) Amend section 134 (grants and loans by Councils) as...
124.Omit sections 135 to 138 (dissolution of Nature Conservancy Council...
125.In section 161 (regulations, orders and directions), in subsection (4)(b),...
126.(1) Amend Schedule 6 as follows. (2) Omit paragraphs 1...
127.Omit Schedules 7 (the Joint Nature Conservation Committee) and 10...
Agriculture (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2665 (N.I. 10))
140.In section 4 (principal aims and objectives of the Environment...
141.(1) Amend section 8 (environmental duties with respect to sites...
142.In section 9 (codes of practice with respect to environmental...
143.In section 66 (National Park Management Plans), in subsection (7)(a),...
144.In section 72 (National Park grant), in subsection (2), for...
145.In section 99 (consultation before making or modifying certain subordinate...
146.In Schedule 7 (National Park authorities), in paragraphs 4(1) and...
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37)
154.In section 1 (principal definitions for Part 1), in subsection...
155.In section 4 (duty to prepare maps), in subsection (1),...
156.(1) Amend section 20 (codes of conduct and other information)...
157.In section 26 (nature conservation and heritage preservation), in subsection...
158.In section 33 (guidance by countryside bodies to National Park...
159.In section 58 (application for path creation order), for subsection...
160.In section 61 (rights of way improvement plans: supplemental), in...
161.Omit section 73 (Nature Conservancy Council for England: change of...
163.In section 82 (designation of areas of outstanding natural beauty),...
164.In each of the following provisions for “the Agency” substitute...
165.In section 85 (general duty of public bodies etc.), in...
166.In section 87 (general purposes and powers), in subsection (2),...
167.In section 90 (supplementary provisions relating to management plans for...
168.In section 92 (interpretation of Part 4 etc.), in subsection...
170.(1) In Schedule 11 (transitional provisions and savings relating to...
Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)
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