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The National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995

S.I. 1995/2803 · Made 30 October 1995 · Extends to England and Wales

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COUNTRYSIDE

WALES

Made 30th October 1995

Laid before Parliament 1st November 1995

Coming into force 23rd November 1995

The Secretary of State for Wales, after consultation with the council for every principal area the whole or any part of which is comprised in a National Park in Wales and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4A(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990M1, section 25(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1993M2, section 54(1) and (2)(e) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994M3 and sections 63(1) and (2), 64(7) and (8) and 75(3) to (7) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and 2(1) to (3) of Schedule 7 to, the Environment Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1990 c.8. Section 4A was inserted by Section 67(1) of the Environment Act 1995 c.25.

M2

1993 c.38.

M3

1994 c.19. Section 54 of the Act of 1994 is applied to Part III of the Environment Act 1995 by section 64(8) of that Act of 1995.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Establishment of National Park authorities
  4. 4Names of National Park authorities
  5. 5Section 4A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  6. 6Membership of National Park authorities
  7. 7First appointment of members
  8. 8Resignation of office
  9. 9Vacancies
  10. 10Notice of appointment etc
  11. 11Meetings and proceedings
  12. 12Acting proper officer
  13. 13Reports and returns
  14. 14Accounts etc.
  15. 15Continuity of exercise of functions
  16. 16Staff: Application of Sections 40 to 45 of the 1994 Act
  17. 17Application of other provisions of the 1994 Act
  18. 18Application of other enactments and instruments with modifications
  19. 19Transitional provisions
  20. Signature
  21. Schedule 1Names of National Park authorities
  22. Schedule 2: Membership of National Park authorities
  23. I:Number of members
  24. II:Appointment of local authority members
  25. III:Excluded councils
  26. Schedule 3: Meetings and proceedings
  27. 1First meeting and other meetings before 1st April 1996
  28. 2Annual and other meetings
  29. 3Paragraph 3
  30. 4Paragraph 4
  31. 5Chairman and deputy chairman
  32. 6Calling of meetings
  33. 7Conduct of meetings
  34. 8Quorum
  35. 9Minutes of proceedings of meetings
  36. 10Computation of time
  37. Schedule 4Application of other provisions of the 1994 Act
  38. Schedule 5: Application of other enactments and instruments with modifications
  39. 1Section 175 of the 1972 Act
  40. 2Section 177 of the 1972 Act
  41. 2APart VIII of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Financial Administration)
  42. 2BWater Industry Act 1991
  43. 2CWater Resources Act 1991
  44. 2DTransport and Works Act 1992
  45. 2ELocal Government (Wales) Act 1994
  46. 3Accounts and Audit Regulations 1983
  47. 4Local Authorities (Publicity Account) (Exemption) Order 1987
  48. 5Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) Regulations 1991
  49. 6Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Regulations 1992
  50. 7Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993
  51. 8Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy) Regulations 1994
  52. 9Local Government Reorganisation (Wales) (Limitation of Compensation) Regulations 1995
  53. 10The Local Government (Wales) (Service Agency Agreements) Regulations 1995
  54. 11The Commons (Schemes) Regulations 1982
  55. 12... Repealed
  56. 13The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986
  57. 14The Set-Aside Regulations 1988
  58. 15The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 Repealed
  59. 16The Litter Control Areas Order 1991 Repealed
  60. 17The Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992
  61. 18The Transport and Works (Model Clauses for Railways and Tramways) Order 1992
  62. 19The Local Authorities (Recovery of Costs for Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993
  63. 20The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 Repealed
  64. 21Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995
  65. 22The Local Government Reorganisation (Compensation for Loss of Remuneration) Regulations 1995
  66. Schedule 6: Transitional provisions: General
  67. 1Section 116 of the 1972 Act
  68. 2Disclosure of officers’ interests
  69. 3Application of Secretary of State directions etc to a National Park authority during the transitional period
  70. 4Duty of existing councils to assist a National Park authority
  71. 5Access by a National Park authority to information held by existing councils
  72. 6Registers and similar records required to be maintained
  73. 7Interim monitoring officer
  74. 8Audit of first accounts
  75. 9Reports and returns
  76. 10The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993
  77. Schedule 7: Transitional provisions: Capital finance
  78. Part 1
  79. 1Application of Part IV of the 1989 Act
  80. 2Application of the Local Authorities (Capital Finance) Regulations 1990
  81. Part II
  82. 1Modifications to certain provisions of Part IV of the 1989 Act
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. 4Paragraph 4
  86. 5Paragraph 5
  87. Schedule 8: Transitional provisions: Competitive tendering
  88. 1The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1994
  89. 2The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1994
  90. Explanatory note