The National Park Authorities (England) Order 2015

Interpretation E+W

2.  In this Order—

“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972;

“the 1995 Act” means the Environment Act 1995;

“National Park” means a National Park mentioned in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1;

“National Park authority” means a National Park authority for a National Park;

“National Park officer” means the officer appointed by a National Park authority in accordance with paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the 1995 Act M1 ;

“relevant principal area” in relation to a National Park means any county or district the whole or any part of which is within the area of the National Park, excluding any area in respect of which the council for that area is for the time being excluded under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to the 1995 Act (exclusion at the request of the council) from the councils by whom the local authority members of the National Park authority are to be appointed.

Marginal Citations

M1 Paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 146 of Schedule 11 to the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c.16).