# The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/816 · made 11 March 2007 · revised to 11 March 2007

Article 2 of this Order brings into force certain provisions of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) (“the Act”) on 1st April 2007.

Made under: Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

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## Introductory text

countryside, england and wales
CANALS AND Inland Waterways
Made 11th March 2007
The Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland as required by subsections (5) and (8)(c) of section 107 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 .
He makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by that section:

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.

## 2 Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2007

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2007—
(a) sections 73 to 77;
(b) Part 2 of Schedule 11;
(c) Schedule 12, so far as it has not already been commenced.

## 3 Provision coming into force on 10th May 2007

Section 61 of the Act, so far as it has not already been commenced, comes into force on 10th May 2007.

## Signature

Barry Gardiner
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
11th March 2007

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order brings into force certain provisions of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16) (“the Act”) on 1st April 2007.
Article 3 brings into force section 61 of the Act, so far as not already commenced, on 10th May 2007.
Detailed explanation of the provisions commenced by this Order can be found in the Explanatory Notes for the Act, which are available from The Stationery Office, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN (or online at www.opsi.gov.uk).

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