{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995/schedule-7/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995/schedule-7/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/25",
  "legislation_title": "Environment Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The parish members of an English National Park authority shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(2) A person shall not be appointed as a parish member of an English National Park authority unless he is—\n(a) a member of the parish council for a parish the whole or any part of which is comprised in the relevant Park; or\n(b) the chairman of the parish meeting of a parish—\n(i) which does not have a separate parish council; and\n(ii) the whole or any part of which is comprised in the relevant Park.\n(3) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where a person who qualifies for his appointment by virtue of his membership of a parish council is appointed as a parish member of an English National Park authority, he shall hold office from the time of his appointment until he ceases to be a member of that parish council.\n(4A) Sub-paragraph (4B) applies to a person who retires from being a member of a parish council by virtue of an election.\n(4B) Sub-paragraph (3) does not terminate his office as member of a National Park authority until—\n(a) three months after he ceases to be a member of the parish council, or\n(b) if earlier, the day on which the National Park authority receives notice of a proposed replacement appointment;\nbut if he is re-elected he is eligible for re-appointment to the National Park authority.\n(5) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where a person who qualifies for his appointment by virtue of his being the chairman of a parish meeting is appointed as a parish member of an English National Park authority, he shall hold office from the time of his appointment until he ceases to be the chairman of that parish meeting.\n(5A) Sub-paragraph (5B) applies to a person who retires from being chairman of a parish meeting by virtue of an election.\n(5B) Sub-paragraph (5) does not terminate his office as member of a National Park authority until—\n(a) three months after he retires from being chairman, or\n(b) if earlier, the day on which the National Park authority receives notice of a proposed replacement appointment;\nbut if he is re-elected as chairman he is eligible for re-appointment to the National Park authority.\n(7) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, a parish member of an English National Park authority shall hold office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.\n(8) In this paragraph, “English National Park authority” means a National Park authority for a National Park in England.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 3(4A)(4B) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 3(4) (10.5.2007) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 61(4), 107(3)(b); S.I. 2007/816, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 3(5A)(5B) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 3(6) (10.5.2007) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 61(5), 107(3)(b); S.I. 2007/816, art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2007/28",
      "affecting_title": "Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2007/28",
      "affecting_title": "Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/schedule/7/paragraph/3",
    "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."
}