Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

9 (1) In this Schedule—

• " area " includes district;

• " council offices " means offices or buildings acquired or provided by a local authority ;

• " the Gazette " means—

  (a)

  if the order relates in whole or in part to England and Wales, the London Gazette ;

  (b)

  if the order relates in whole or in part to Scotland, the Edinburgh Gazette ;

• " order " means an order under section 36 ;

• " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State ;

and expressions to which a meaning is assigned by section 36 have the same meanings in this Schedule as in that section.

(2) References in this Schedule to land include references to any waters covering it; and for the purposes of this Schedule any area in Great Britain which is bounded by tidal waters or parts of the sea shall be taken to include—

(a) the waters adjacent to that area up to the seaward limits of territorial waters ; and

(b) the land covered by the said adjacent waters.

(3) Regulations under this Schedule shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.