The Harrogate Stray Act 1985 (Tour de France) Order 2014

Temporary disapplication and amendment of the provisions of the Harrogate Stray Act 1985

2.—(1) To enable Harrogate Borough Council to host the 2014 Tour de France the following provisions of the Harrogate Stray Act 1985(1) are disapplied for the period specified in paragraph (4) in relation to the areas specified in paragraph (5)—

(a) section 4(2) to (4) (management of the Stray);

(b) section 5 (access to the Stray); and

(c) section 6(4) (limitations on the ability of Harrogate Borough Council to grant a licence to inclose the Stray for specified purposes).

(2) To enable Harrogate Borough Council to host the 2014 Tour de France, section 6(1)(d) of the Harrogate Stray Act 1985 is amended for the period specified in paragraph (4) in relation to the areas specified in paragraph (5) so that the words “not more than 12” and “in any year” are omitted.

(3) The following are to be disregarded for the purposes of section 6 of the Harrogate Stray Act 1985 as it applies to the year in which the period specified in paragraph (4) falls (other than to that period)—

(a) any temporary encroachments of the kind mentioned in subsection (1)(d) of that section during that period, and

(b) any period during that period for which the Harrogate Stray is inclosed.

(4) The period specified for the purpose of paragraphs (1) and (2) begins at 07:00 on Monday 23rd June 2014 and ends at 22:00 on Tuesday 8th July 2014.

(5) The areas specified for the purpose of paragraphs (1) and (2) are the areas identified as Areas 1, 2 and 3 (shown by shading and outlined with a thick black line) on the set of maps, numbered 1 and 2, prepared by Harrogate Borough Council, marked “Maps referred to by the Harrogate Stray Act 1985 (Tour de France) Order 2014”, of which prints, signed by a member of the Senior Civil Service in the Department for Communities and Local Government and dated 24 February 2014, are deposited and available for inspection at the offices of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and at the offices of Harrogate Borough Council.

(1)

1985 c.xxii