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The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/2540 · Made 27 August 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Made 27th August 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 107 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.16.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and application
  2. 2Commencement of section 72 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and application

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2007.

(2)

This Order applies in relation to England only.

2Commencement of section 72 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

Section 72 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 comes into force on 1st October 2007.

Signature

Phil Woolas

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

27th August 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies in relation to England only, brings section 72 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) into force on 1st October 2007. This section amends the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) by inserting sections 22BB and 22BC which make provision for traffic regulation on byways etc and other unsurfaced roads in National Parks.

Detailed explanation of section 72 can be found in the Explanatory Notes for the 2006 Act, which are available from The Stationery Office, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN (or online at www.opsi.gov.uk).