National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

7 Designation and variation of National Parks. E+W

(1) Before making an order designating a National Park [F1 Natural England] shall consult with every joint planning board, [F2 and local authority] whose area includes any land in the area to be designated a Park.

(2) Any such order shall describe the area to be designated a Park by reference to a map and such other descriptive matter as may appear to [F3 Natural England] to be requisite.

(3) The provisions in that behalf of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect as to the making, confirmation, coming into operation and validity of any order designating a National Park.

(4) The Minister may by order made after consultation with [F4 Natural England] vary an order designating a National Park.

(5) Before making an order under the last foregoing subsection the Minister shall consult with [F5 any National Park authority for the Park in question and with] every such board and council as aforesaid whose area, or any part of whose area, is comprised in the National Park, whether as existing or as proposed to be varied; and the provisions in that behalf of the First Schedule to this Act shall apply to any order under the last foregoing subsection.

(6) It shall be the duty of [F6 Natural England] to secure that copies of any order such as is mentioned in this section shall be available, at the office of [F6 Natural England], at the offices of each joint planning board and local authority specified in subsection (1) or subsection (5) of this section, as the case may be [F7 at the offices (where the order is for the variation of an order designating a Park) of any National Park authority for the Park in question], and at such other place or places in or near the Park in question as [F6 Natural England] may determine, for inspection by the public at all reasonable times.

[F8 (7) In this section and Schedule 1 “ local authority ” means—

(a) in relation to England, a county council, district council or parish council;

(b) in relation to Wales, a county council, county borough council or community council.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 7(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) , s. 107 , Sch. 11 para. 10(c) ; S.I. 2006/2541 , art. 2 (with Sch. )

F2 Words in s. 7(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) , ss. 60(2) , 107(3)(b) ; S.I. 2006/2541 , art. 2 (with Sch. )

F3 Words in s. 7(2) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) , s. 107 , Sch. 11 para. 10(c) ; S.I. 2006/2541 , art. 2 (with Sch. )

F4 Words in s. 7(4) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) , s. 107 , Sch. 11 para. 10(c) ; S.I. 2006/2541 , art. 2 (with Sch. )

F5 Words in s. 7(5) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25 , s. 78 , Sch. 10 para. 2(2)(a) (with ss. 7(6) , 115 , 117 , Sch. 8 para. 7 ); S.I. 1995/2950 , art. 3

F6 Words in s. 7(6) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) , s. 107 , Sch. 11 para. 10(c) ; S.I. 2006/2541 , art. 2 (with Sch. )

F7 Words in s. 7(6) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25 , s. 78 , Sch. 10 para. 2(2)(b) (with ss. 7(6) , 115 , 117 , Sch. 8 para. 7 ); S.I. 1995/2950 , art. 3

F8 S. 7(7) inserted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) , ss. 60(3) , 107(3)(b) ; S.I. 2006/2541 , art. 2 (with Sch. )