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The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Ramsgate to Whitstable) Order 2023

S.I. 2023/1115 · Made 24 October 2023

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Countryside, England

Made 24th October 2023

Coming into force 25th 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) (Ramsgate to Whitstable) 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 approval” means the approval by the Secretary of Statef2 under section 52(1) of the Actf3 of the relevant report on 12th December 2016;

(c)

“the relevant report” means the report entitled Coastal Access (Ramsgate to Whitstable) submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Actf4 on 25th March 2015f5.

2End of access preparation period

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 25th October 2023.

Signature

Trudy Harrison

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

24th 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 a report relating to coastal access along the long-distance route between Ramsgate and Whitstable. 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.