Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/part/IV
Timestamp: 2019-08-20 04:41:29
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82 Designation of areas.E+W
(1)Where it appears to [F1Natural England ] that an area which is in England but not in a National Park is of such outstanding natural beauty that it is desirable that the provisions of this Part relating to areas designated under this section should apply to it, [F2Natural England may], for the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the area, by order designate the area for the purposes of this Part as an area of outstanding natural beauty.
(2)Where it appears to [F3the Natural Resources Body for Wales (in this Part referred to as “the NRBW”)] that an area which is in Wales but not in a National Park is of such outstanding natural beauty that it is desirable that the provisions of this Part relating to areas designated under this section should apply to it, the [F4NRBW] may, for the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the area, by order designate the area for the purposes of this Part as an area of outstanding natural beauty.
F1Words in s. 82(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 163(a); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F2Words in s. 82(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 163(b); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F3Words in s. 82(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 407(2) (with Sch. 7)
F4Words in s. 82(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 407(3) (with Sch. 7)
I1Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2000/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
83 Procedure for designation orders.E+W
(1)Where [F5 Natural England ] or the [F6NRBW] propose to make an order under section 82, [F5Natural England] or the [F6NRBW] shall consult every local authority whose area includes any part of the area to which the proposed order is to relate.
(2)Before making the order, [F7Natural England] or the [F6NRBW] shall then publish, in the London Gazette and in one or more newspapers circulating in the area of every such local authority, notice that they propose to make the order, indicating the effect of the order and stating the time within which and manner in which representations with respect to the proposed order may be made to [F7Natural England] or the [F6NRBW] (as the case may be), and shall consider any representations duly made.
(3)An order under section 82 shall not come into operation unless and until confirmed—
(a)in the case of an order made by [F8Natural England ], by the Secretary of State, or
(b)in the case of an order made by the [F6NRBW], by the National Assembly for Wales,
and, in submitting any such order to the Secretary of State or the Assembly, [F8Natural England] or [F6NRBW] shall forward to the Secretary of State or the Assembly any representations made by a local authority consulted under subsection (1) or made by any other person under subsection (2), other than representations to which effect is given by the order as submitted to the Secretary of State or the Assembly.
(4)The Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales may confirm an order submitted to him or it under this section either as submitted or with such modifications as the Secretary of State or the Assembly thinks expedient.
(5)Before refusing to confirm an order under section 82, or determining to confirm it with modifications, the Secretary of State shall consult [F9Natural England] and every local authority whose area includes any land to which the order as submitted, or as proposed to be modified, relates.
(6)Before refusing to confirm an order under section 82, or determining to confirm it with modifications, the National Assembly for Wales shall consult the [F6NRBW] and every local authority whose area includes any land to which the order as submitted, or as proposed to be modified, relates.
(7)An order under section 82 may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order under that section.
(8)Without prejudice to the powers of [F10Natural England] or the [F6NRBW] to vary an order under section 82, the Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may by order vary any order under that section made by [F10Natural England] or the [F6NRBW]; and subsection (1) applies to any order under section 82 made by the Secretary of State or the Assembly by virtue of this subsection with the substitution for references to [F10Natural England] of references to the Secretary of State and for references to the [F6NRBW] of references to the Assembly.
(9)It is the duty of [F11Natural England] and the [F6NRBW] to secure that copies of any order under section 82 relating to England or, as the case may be, to Wales, are available for inspection by the public at all reasonable times—
(a)at the office of [F11Natural England] or, as the case may be, the [F6NRBW],
(b)at the offices of each local authority whose area includes any part of the area to which the order relates, and
(c)at such other place or places in or near that area as [F11Natural England] or, as the case may be, the [F6NRBW] may determine.
F5Words in s. 83(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(a); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F6Words in s. 83 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 408 (with Sch. 7)
F7Words in s. 83(2) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(a); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F8Words in s. 83(3) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(a); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F9Words in s. 83(5) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(a); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F10Words in s. 83(8) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(a); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F11Words in s. 83(9) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(a); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I2Pt IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
(a)section 6(4)(e) (duty of [F12Natural England] or [F13NRBW] to give advice in connection with development matters),
(3)Section 4A of the 1949 Act (which confers on the [F13NRBW] functions under Part II of that Act corresponding to those exercisable as respects England by [F14Natural England]) applies to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b) for the purposes of their application to areas of outstanding natural beauty as that section applies for the purposes of Part II of the 1949 Act.
F12Words in s. 84(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(b); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F13Words in s. 84 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 408 (with Sch. 7)
F14Words in s. 84(3) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(b); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I3Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
85 General duty of public bodies etc.E+W
(1)In exercising or performing any functions in relation to, or so as to affect, land in an area of outstanding natural beauty, a relevant authority shall have regard to the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the area of outstanding natural beauty.
a county council, county borough council, district council, parish council or community council;
[F15a strategic planning panel established under section 60D of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;]
an office the remuneration in respect of which is paid out of money provided by Parliament
[F16“statutory undertaker” means a person who is or is deemed to be a statutory undertaker for the purposes of any provision of Part 11 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990].
F15Words in s. 85(3) inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 2 para. 21
F16Words in s. 85(3) inserted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 165; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I4Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
86 Establishment of conservation boards.E+W
(1)The Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may—
(a)in the case of any existing area of outstanding natural beauty, or
(b)in connection with the designation of any area as an area of outstanding natural beauty,
by order establish a board (in this Part referred to as “a conservation board”) to carry out in relation to that area the functions conferred on such a board by or under this Part.
(2)Schedule 13 (which relates to the constitution of conservation boards) has effect.
(3)Where the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales considers it expedient for either of the purposes mentioned in section 87(1), an order under subsection (1) may—
(a)provide for the transfer to the conservation board to which the order relates of any of the functions of local authorities, so far as relating to the area of outstanding natural beauty in question, or
(b)provide for any function of a local authority, so far as relating to the area of outstanding natural beauty in question, to be exercisable concurrently by the local authority and by the conservation board.
(4)Subsection (3) does not apply to functions of a local authority under Part F17... III, VII or XIII of the M5Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [F18or under Part 2 or 6 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004].
(5)An order under subsection (1) may make further provision as to the constitution and administration of the conservation board to which it relates, including provision with respect to—
(b)the removal and disqualification of members,
(c)the conduct of members,
(d)proceedings of the board,
(e)the appointment of staff,
(f)consultation with other public bodies,
(g)records and documents of the board,
(h)the provision of information by the board, and
(i)complaints of maladministration.
(6)Before making an order under subsection (1) in relation to an area of outstanding natural beauty in England, the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)[F19Natural England], and
(b)every local authority whose area consists of or includes the whole or part of the area of outstanding natural beauty,
and shall not make the order unless satisfied that the majority of those local authorities consent.
(7)Before making an order under subsection (1) in relation to an area of outstanding natural beauty in Wales, the National Assembly for Wales shall consult—
(a)the [F20NRBW], and
(8)An order under subsection (1) which amends or revokes a previous order under that subsection establishing a conservation board—
(a)may be made only after consultation with the conservation board to which it relates (as well as the consultation required by subsection (6) or (7)), and
(b)in the case of an order revoking a previous order, may provide for the winding up of the board.
(9)Subject to any order under subsection (10), where there is a variation of the area of an area of outstanding natural beauty for which there is or is to be a conservation board, the area of outstanding natural beauty for which that board is or is to be the conservation board shall be taken, as from the time when the variation takes effect, to be that area as varied.
(10)Where provision is made for the variation of the area of an area of outstanding natural beauty for which there is or is to be a conservation board, the Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may by order make such transitional provision as he or it thinks fit with respect to—
(a)any functions which, in relation to any area that becomes part of the area of outstanding natural beauty, are by virtue of the variation to become functions of that conservation board; and
(b)any functions which, in relation to any area that ceases to be part of the area of outstanding natural beauty, are by virtue of the variation to become functions of a person other than that conservation board.
F17Word in s. 86(4) repealed (28.9.2004 for E., 15.10.2005 for W.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), Sch. 7 para. 23(a), 9 (with s. 111); S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(i)(k), Sch. 1 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/2847, art. 2(f)(g), Sch. 1
F18Words in s. 86(4) inserted (28.9.2004 for E., 15.10.2005 for W.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), Sch. 7 para. 23(b) (with s. 111); S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(i); S.I. 2005/2847, art. 2(f)
F19Words in s. 86(6)(a) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(c); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F20Words in s. 86(7)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 408 (with Sch. 7)
I5Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
(2)A conservation board, while having regard to the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), shall seek to foster the economic and social well-being of local communities within the area of outstanding natural beautyF21... and shall for that purpose co-operate with local authorities and public bodies whose functions include the promotion of economic or social development within the area of outstanding natural beauty.
(3)Sections 37 and 38 of the M6Countryside Act 1968 (general duties as to the protection of interests of the countryside and the avoidance of pollution) apply to conservation boards as they apply to local authorities.
F21Words in s. 87(2) repealed (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 166, 12; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I6Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
I7Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
I8Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
90 Supplementary provisions relating to management plans.E+W
(1)A conservation board or relevant local authority which is proposing to publish, adopt or review any plan under section 89 shall—
(a)give notice of the proposal—
(i)if the area of outstanding natural beauty is in England, to [F22Natural England] F23...,
(ii)if the area of outstanding natural beauty is in Wales, to the [F24NRBW], and
(iii)in the case of a conservation board, to every local authority whose area is wholly or partly comprised in the area of outstanding natural beauty,
(b)send a copy of the plan, together (where appropriate) with any proposed amendments of the plan, to every body to which notice of the proposal is required to be given by paragraph (a), and
[F25(1A)In the case of an area of outstanding natural beauty in Wales, a conservation board or relevant local authority which is proposing to publish, adopt or review any plan under section 89 must have regard to—
(b)any area statement published under section 11 of that Act for an area that includes all or part of the area of outstanding natural beauty.]
(2)A conservation board or relevant local authority shall send to the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales a copy of every plan, notice or report which they are required to publish under section 89.
(3)In this section “relevant local authority” has the same meaning as in section 89.
F22Words in s. 90(1)(a)(i) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 164(d); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F23Words in s. 90(1)(a)(i) repealed (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 167, 12; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F24Words in s. 90(1)(a)(ii) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 408 (with Sch. 7)
F25S. 90(1A) inserted (21.5.2016) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(2)(a), Sch. 2 para. 7
I9Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
91 Grants to conservation boards.E+W
(1)The Secretary of State (as respects England) or the National Assembly for Wales (as respects Wales) may make grants to a conservation board, of such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State or the Assembly thinks fit.
(3)Before determining the amount of any grant which it proposes to make to a conservation board under this section, or the purpose for which the grant is to be made, the National Assembly for Wales shall consult the [F27NRBW].
F26S. 91(2) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(l), Sch. 22 para. 15(1)
F27Words in s. 91(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 408 (with Sch. 7)
I10Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
“the 1949 Act” means the National Parks and Access to the M7Countryside Act 1949;
“local authority” means a principal council within the meaning of the M8Local Government Act 1972;
[F30“the NRBW” means the Natural Resources Body for Wales;]
“principal area” has the same meaning as in the M9Local Government Act 1972.
F28Words in s. 92(1) repealed (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 168, 12; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F29Words in s. 92(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 409(2) (with Sch. 7)
F30Words in s. 92(1) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 409(3) (with Sch. 7)
I11Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force at 1.5.2001; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
93 Consequential amendments and transitional provisions.E+W
Schedule 15 (which contains consequential amendments and transitional provisions relating to areas of outstanding natural beauty) has effect.
I12Pt. IV (ss. 82-93) wholly in force; Pt. IV not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); Pt. IV in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); Pt. IV in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)