The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Review of Maps) (England) Regulations 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 514

Countryside, England

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Review of Maps) (England) Regulations 2013

Made

6th March 2013

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2013

Coming into force

6th April 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(3) and 45(1) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000(1), makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement E+W

1.  These Regulations—

(a) may be cited as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Review of Maps) (England) Regulations 2013; and

(b) come into force on 6th April 2013.

Amendment of section 10 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (review of maps) E+W

2.—(1) Section 10 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (review of maps) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(a) (first review), after “review” insert “—

(i) where the map is of an area in England, not more than fifteen years after the issue of the map in conclusive form, and

(ii) where the map is of an area in Wales”.

(3) In subsection (2)(b) (subsequent reviews), after “reviews” insert “—

(i) where the map is of an area in England, not more than twenty years after the previous review, and

(ii) where the map is of an area in Wales”.

Richard Benyon

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

6th March 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend section 10(2) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. Section 10(2) prescribes the time limits by when Natural England (as the appropriate countryside body in relation to England) is required to review the conclusive maps prepared under the Act showing all registered common land and all open country in England (excluding inner London). (The same provision applies to the Countryside Council for Wales in respect of the conclusive maps for all such land in Wales.)

Section 10(2)(a) as originally enacted required the first such review of any such conclusive map to be undertaken not more than 10 years after its issue. In relation to England only, that period is now extended by these Regulations to not more than 15 years (regulation 2(2)).

Section 10(2)(b) as originally enacted required any subsequent such review to be undertaken not more than 10 years after the previous review. Again in relation to England only, that period is now extended by these Regulations to not more than 20 years after any previous review (regulation 2(3)).

An impact assessment has not been produced in respect of these Regulations, as no effect on the costs of business, the voluntary sector or the public sector is foreseen.

(1)

2000 c. 37. Section 45(1) contains a definition of “regulations” for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act.