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Made 13th January 2012

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926^f1 and now vested in him.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament for a period of forty days pursuant to section 6 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, and that period has expired without either House resolving that the Regulations not be made.

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f1: 1926 c.36; section 2(1) was extended by section 1 of the Royal Parks (Trading) Act 2000 (c.13). The functions of the Commissioners of Works were transferred to the Minister of Works by section 1 of the Minister of Works Act 1942 (c.23) (repealed), and the Ministry of Works (Transfer of Powers) (No 1) Order 1945, SR & O 1945/991. The Minister of Works was renamed the Minister of Public Building and Works by the Minister of Works (Change of Style and Title) Order 1962, S.I. 1962/1549. The functions of the Minister of Public Building and Works were transferred to the Secretary of State for the Environment by virtue of the Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970, S.I. 1970/1681, and then to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by article 6 of the Transfer of Functions (National Heritage) Order 1992, S.I. 1992/1311, and then to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport by article 4 of the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Order 2010 S.I. 2010/1551.