The Countryside Access (Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (Wales) Regulations 2002

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations:

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;

• “appeal” (“apêl”) means an appeal to the National Assembly under section 6 of the Act by a person having an interest in land against the showing of that land on a provisional map as registered common land or as open country;

• “appeal form” (“ffurflen apêl”)means a document which, when completed, contains the information specified in regulation 6(4);

• “appeal period” (“cyfnod apêl”) means, in relation to a provisional map, the period referred to in regulation 4(3)(d);

• “appellant” (“apelydd”) means a person who brings an appeal and, where two or more persons join in bringing an appeal, refers to all those persons jointly;

• “appointed person” (“person penodedig”) means a person appointed by the National Assembly under section 8 of the Act;

• “Archaeological Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth Archeolegol”) means the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, the Dyfed Archaeological Trust, the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust or the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust;

• “conclusive map” (“map terfynol”) means a map prepared by the Council for the purpose of being issued in accordance with section 9(1), (2), (3) or (4) of the Act;

• references to the “confirmation” (“cadarnhau”) of a draft map are references to its confirmation in accordance with section 5(c) of the Act;

• “the Council” (“y Cyngor”) means the Countryside Council for Wales;

• “draft map” (“map drafft”) means a map issued by the Council under section 5(a) of the Act;

• “draft map modification statement” (“datganiad addasiad o fap drafft”) means a written statement prepared by the Council in accordance with regulation 7(3)(b) of the Draft Maps Regulations identifying modifications made to a draft map and the reasons for making them;

• “the Draft Maps Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Mapian drafft”) means the Countryside Access (Draft Maps) (Wales) Regulations 2001(1);

• “electronic communication” (“cyfathrebu electronig”) means a communication transmitted (whether from one person to another, from one device to another or from a person to a device or vice versa) by means of a telecommunications system (within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1984(2)) or by other means but while in electronic form;

• “electronic form” (“ffurf electronig”) means a form capable of being stored on, transmitted to and from, and read by means of a computer;

• “interest” (“fuddiant”) has the meaning given by section 45(1) of the Act;

• references to the “issue” (“dyroddi”) of a provisional map or of a conclusive map (as the case may be) are references to its issue by the Council under section 5(d) or (e) of the Act or under section 9(1), (2), (3) or (4) of the Act, respectively;

• “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales or, where a function of the National Assembly is being exercised by an appointed person, that person;

• a “notice of issue” (“hysbysiad dyroddi”) of a provisional map or of a conclusive map (as the case may be) means a notice published pursuant to regulation 4(2)(c) or regulation 8(2)(d), respectively;

• “open country” (“tir agored”) has the meaning given by section 1(2) of the Act;

• “person” (“person”) and “persons” (“personau”) include individuals, corporations and unincorporated bodies;

• “provisional map” (“map dros dro”) means a draft map which has been confirmed by the Council in accordance with section 5(c) of the Act;

• the “provisional period” (“cyfnod dros dro”) means the period beginning when a provisional map is issued and ending when the conclusive map which relates to it is issued or, if more than one conclusive map relates to that provisional map, when the last of those conclusive maps is issued;

• “registered common land” (“tir comin cofrestredig”) has the meaning given by section 1(3) of the Act;

• “relevant Archaeological Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth Archeolegol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a provisional map or to a conclusive map (as the case may be), an Archaeological Trust whose area of responsibility includes an area contained in that map;

• “relevant draft map” (“map drafft perthnasol”) means, in relation to a provisional map, a draft map which, on being confirmed, included land now included in that provisional map;

• “relevant local authority” (“awdurdod lleol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a provisional map or to a conclusive map (as the case may be), a county or county borough council whose area includes an area contained in that map;

• “relevant National Park authority” (“awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol”) means, in relation to a provisional map or to a conclusive map (as the case may be), a National Park authority for a National Park whose area includes an area contained in that map; and

• “section 4(2) land” (“tir adran 4(2)”) means the registered common land and open country in respect of which the Council is required to prepare maps in accordance with section 4(2) of the Act.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

(3) In reckoning any period which is expressed in these Regulations to be a period from a given date, that date is to be excluded and, where, apart from this paragraph, the day or the last day on which anything may be done or is required to be done under, or pursuant to, these Regulations is a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, bank holiday or a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning, the requirement may be satisfied by doing it on the first day thereafter which is not one of the days before-mentioned.

(1)

S.I. 2001/4001 (W.329).

(2)

1984 c. 12.