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The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Iwade to Grain) (No. 2) Order 2023

S.I. 2023/1063 · Made 2 October 2023

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Countryside, England

Made 2nd October 2023

Coming into force 3rd October 2023

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

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2End of access preparation period
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Iwade to Grain) (No. 2) Order 2023 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2)

In this Order—

(a)

“the Act” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949f1;

(b)

“the relevant approvals” means the approvals by the Secretary of Statef2 under section 52(1) of the Actf3 of—

(i)

IGR 7: the Otterham Quay to the Strand Leisure Park report on 18thAugust 2020;

(ii)

IGR 8: the Strand Leisure Park to Frindsbury report on 12th November 2020;

(iii)

IGR 9: the Frindsbury to Burnt House Farm report on 18thAugust 2020;

(iv)

IGR 10: the Burnt House Farm to Stoke Creek Crossing report on 18thAugust 2020;

(v)

IGR 11: the Stoke Creek Crossing to Grain Crossing report on 18thAugust 2020.

(c)

“the relevant reports” means the reports submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Actf4 on 20th March 2020f5 entitled—

(i)

IGR 7: the England Coast Path Otterham Quay to the Strand Leisure Park report;

(ii)

IGR 8: the England Coast Path Strand Leisure Park to Frindsbury report;

(iii)

IGR 9: the England Coast Path Frindsbury to Burnt House Farm report;

(iv)

IGR 10: the England Coast Path Burnt House Farm to Stoke Creek Crossing report;

(v)

IGR 11: the England Coast Path Stoke Creek Crossing to Grain Crossing report.

2End of access preparation period

In relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the relevant approvals of the relevant reports, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation periodf1 ends is 5th October 2023.

Signature

Rebecca Pow

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2nd October 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order 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 reports relating to coastal access along the long-distance route between Iwade and Grain. A copy of the Secretary of State’s notice of approval is available at www.gov.uk or may be obtained by writing to the Commons and Access Team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1 4DF.

An 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 (c. 23). It is available at www.gov.uk, or may be obtained by writing to the Commons and Access Implementation Team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the address given above.