# National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, Section 85: General duty of Natural England and the Natural Resources Body for Wales to advise on questions relating to natural beauty.

Extent: E+W

Without prejudice to their respective duties relating to National Parks, it shall be the duty of Natural Englandand the Natural Resources Body for Wales—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) in circumstances where it appears to the Minister and to Natural England, or, as the case may be, to the Minister and to the Natural Resources Body for Wales, desirable that their assistance should be generally available, to inquire into and report on such questions referred to them by any other body of persons or person;
(c) to bring to the attention of the Minister or of local planning authorities the effect on the natural beauty of such areas or places as aforesaid of developments, or developments of any class, which appear to Natural England(as respects England) or to the Natural Resources Body for Wales (as respects Wales) to be likely to be prejudicial thereto.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/97/section/85 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-parks-and-access-to-the-countryside-act-1949/section-85
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