(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 5th November 1990 sections 128 to 139 (save for the amendments made by sections 128, 130 and 132) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 which relate to the creation of new Councils for nature conservation in Great Britain and countryside matters in Wales. The new Councils are called the Nature Conservancy Council for England, the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland, and the Countryside Council for Wales. The new Councils will first exercise their functions on days to be appointed by order of the Secretary of State.