Part I The Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
F12Chapter 1AGeneral functions of the Agency and the Natural Resources Body for Wales
9 Codes of practice with respect to environmental and recreational duties.
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The appropriate national authority shall have power by order to approve any code of practice issued (whether by the appropriate national authority or by another person) for the purpose of—
a
giving practical guidance to an appropriate agency with respect to any of the matters for the purposes of which the provisions specified in subsection (5) have effect, and
b
promoting what appear to the appropriate national authority to be desirable practices by an appropriate agency with respect to those matters,
and may at any time by such an order approve a modification of such a code or withdraw its approval of such a code or modification.
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In discharging its duties under F4the provisions specified in subsection (5), an appropriate agency shall have regard to any code of practice, and any modifications of a code of practice, for the time being approved under this section.
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F9The Secretary of State shall not make an order under this section unless he has first consulted—
a
the Agency;
c
the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
d
the Sports Council F5...; and
e
such other persons as he considers it appropriate to consult.
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The Welsh Ministers shall not make an order under this section unless they have first consulted—
a
the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
b
the Sports Council for Wales; and
c
such other persons as they consider it appropriate to consult.
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The power F2... to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and any statutory instrument containing such an order shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament F6(in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State) or of the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers).
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The provisions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are—
a
in relation to the Agency, sections 6(1), 7 and 8;
Pt. I Ch. 1A heading inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 363(1) (with Sch. 7)