{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995/schedule-10/paragraph-34",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995/schedule-10/paragraph-34.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/25",
  "legislation_title": "Environment Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/34",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The references to a National Park authority in the following provisions (which impose environmental duties), that is to say—\n(a) section 4 of the Water Industry Act 1991,\n(b) . . . and\n(c) section 61C of the Land Drainage Act 1991,\nshall have effect, until the coming into force of the repeal by this Act of the definition for the purposes of those provisions of the expression “National Park authority”, as if they included references to a National Park authority established under Part III of this Act which has become the local planning authority for the National Park in question; and thereafter those references shall have effect as if they were references to a National Park authority so established.\n(2) The references to a National Park planning authority—\n(a) in sections 34 and 45 of the Water Resources Act 1991 (regulations with respect to notice to be given of particulars of certain licence applications), and\n(b) in any regulations under those sections,\nshall have effect, until the coming into force of the repeal by this Act of subsection (5) of section 34 of that Act, as if they included references to a National Park authority established under Part III of this Act which has become the local planning authority for the National Park in question; and thereafter those references shall have effect as if they were references to a National Park authority so established.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 10 para. 34(1)(b) repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1991 c. 56."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1991 c. 59."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1991 c. 57."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 10 para. 34 wholly in force at 23.11.1995, see s. 125(3) and S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1) (subject to art. 2(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2008/17",
      "affecting_title": "Housing and Regeneration Act 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/7",
      "affecting_title": "Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/7",
      "affecting_title": "Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/schedule/10/paragraph/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:02.335333+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}