The Recreation Grounds (Revocation of Parish Council Byelaws) Order 2004

Made14th January 2004

Laid before Parliament21st January 2004

Coming into force11th February 2004

Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that the byelaws listed in the Schedule to this Order have been substantially superseded by instruments which apply to the area to which the byelaws apply:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 262(8)(d) of the Local Government Act 19721 hereby makes the following Order:

1.

This Order may be cited as the Recreation Grounds (Revocation of Parish Council Byelaws) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 11th February 2004.

2.

The byelaws mentioned in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order, made with respect to the recreation grounds and other areas named or described in the right-hand column of that Schedule, are hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State

Phil Hope

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

14th January 2004

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Parish Council Byelaws	Name or description of recreation ground for other area
Byelaws made by the Parish Council of Alfriston on 13 November 1972	The recreation grounds known as the Tye Recreation Ground and the Alfriston Recreation Ground
Byelaws made by the Monkton Combe Parish Council on 26 May 1953	“Fir’s Field”
Byelaws made by the Parish Council of Tiptree on 5 December 1966	Tiptree Memorial Field
Byelaws made by the Water Orton Parish Council on 18 December 1962	The recreation ground known as the Playing Fields, with the inclusion of the Bowling Green and Tennis Courts areas and the paths leading to the Playing Fields

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the byelaws specified in the Schedule to the Order, which were made in exercise of the powers conferred on parish councils by section 8(1)(d) of the Local Government Act 1894 (56 and 57 Vict. c.73). The relevant part of that section was repealed by section 272(1) of, and Schedule 30 to, the Local Government Act 1972. The byelaws continued in force notwithstanding the repeal by virtue of section 262(1) of the 1972 Act. The byelaws are revoked as being substantially superseded by byelaws made under other enactments.