Section 9 Codes of practice with respect to environmental and recreational duties.
England, Wales and Scotland
F1The appropriate national authority shall have power by order to approve any code of practice issued (whether by the appropriate national authority or by another person) for the purpose of—
giving practical guidance to an appropriate agency with respect to any of the matters for the purposes of which the provisions specified in subsection (5) have effect, and
promoting what appear to the appropriate national authority to be desirable practices by an appropriate agency with respect to those matters,
and may at any time by such an order approve a modification of such a code or withdraw its approval of such a code or modification.
In discharging its duties under F2the provisions specified in subsection (5), an appropriate agency shall have regard to any code of practice, and any modifications of a code of practice, for the time being approved under this section.
F7The Welsh Ministers shall not make an order under this section unless they have first consulted—
the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
the Sports Council for Wales; and
such other persons as they consider it appropriate to consult.
The power F8... to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and any statutory instrument containing such an order shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament F9(in the case of an order made by the Secretary of State) or of the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers).
F10The provisions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are—
in relation to the Agency, sections 6(1), 7 and 8;
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 9(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(2) (with Sch. 7)
- F2
Words in s. 9(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(3) (with Sch. 7)
- F3
Words in s. 9(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(4)(a) (with Sch. 7)
- F4
Words in s. 9(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 142; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)
- F5
Words in s. 9(3)(b) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(4)(b) (with Sch. 7)
- F6
Words in s. 9(3)(d) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(4)(c) (with Sch. 7)
- F7
S. 9(3A) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(5) (with Sch. 7)
- F8
Words in s. 9(4) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(6)(a) (with Sch. 7)
- F9
Words in s. 9(4) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(6)(b) (with Sch. 7)
- F10
S. 9(5) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 367(7) (with Sch. 7)
- F11
Word in s. 9(5)(b)(ii) omitted (E.W.) (21.5.2016) by virtue of Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(2)(a), Sch. 2 para. 6(2)
Modifications
- C1
S. 9(3) excluded (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1