{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/section-61",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/16",
  "legislation_title": "Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006",
  "path": "section/61",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Members of National Park authorities",
  "text": "(1) Amend Schedule 7 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (National Park authorities) as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 1, for sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) (constitution of National Park authorities) substitute—\n“(2) A National Park authority shall consist of—\n(a) a specified number of local authority members,\n(b) in the case of a National Park in England, a specified number of parish members to be appointed by the Secretary of State, and\n(c) a specified number of other members to be appointed by the Secretary of State;\nand “specified” means specified in the relevant order.\n(3) The total number of—\n(a) local authority members, and\n(b) parish members,\nmust exceed the number of other members.”\n(3) In paragraph 2 (local authority members), for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—\n“(5A) Sub-paragraph (5B) applies to a person who retires from being a member of a council by virtue of an election.\n(5B) Sub-paragraph (5)(a) does not terminate his office as member of a National Park authority until—\n(a) three months after he retires from being a member of the 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(4) In paragraph 3 (parish members of English National Park authorities), for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—\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) For sub-paragraph (6) of that paragraph substitute—\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(6) In paragraph 4 (members, other than parish members, appointed by the Secretary of State), in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “three years” substitute “ four years ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 61(1) in force at 1.10.2006 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 61(1) in force at 10.5.2007 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/816, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 61(2)-(5) in force at 10.5.2007 by S.I. 2007/816, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "S. 61(6) in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/section/61",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:48.014805+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."
}