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The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Cumbria) Order 2014

S.I. 2014/851 · Made 24 March 2014 · Extends to England and Wales

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Countryside, England

Made 24th March 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000f1, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 37. Section 3A was inserted by section 303(5) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23).

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2End of access preparation period
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Cumbria) Order 2014.

2End of access preparation period

(1)

In relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the relevant approval, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation periodf1 ends is 11th April 2014.

(2)

For the purposes of this article–

(a)

“the relevant approval” means the approval (under section 52(1) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949f2) by the Secretary of Statef3 of the relevant report, with modifications, on 16th July 2013; and

(b)

“the relevant report” means the report entitled “Coastal Access Cumbria: Allonby to Whitehaven” relating to a long-distance route from Allonby to Whitehaven, submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State (under sections 51 and 55Af4 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949) on 17th December 2012.

Signature

Dan Rogerson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

24th March 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37). It appoints the day on which the access preparation period ends in relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the approval by the Secretary of State of Natural England’s proposals contained in a report under sections 51 and 55A of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97) (“coastal access report”). The coastal access report in question relates to the long-distance route which runs from Allonby to Whitehaven.

On 17th December 2012 Natural England submitted to the Secretary of State its coastal access report (entitled Coastal Access Cumbria: Allonby to Whitehaven) setting out the proposals for a long-distance route from Allonby to Whitehaven. A copy of this report is available online at: www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/access/coastalaccess/default.aspx. The Secretary of State approved this report, with modifications, on 16th July 2013. A copy of the Secretary of State’s notice of approval is available online at www.gov.uk.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared in respect of this Order because the assumptions underlying the Order were reflected in the impact assessment which was prepared for the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. It may be found at archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/documents/legislation/marine-ia0410.pdf.