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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (No. 170 (N.I. 1))

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Northern Ireland Orders in Council

1985 No. 170 (N.I. 1)

The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

13th February 1985

Contents

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  1. PART I

    INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1..Title and commencement

    2. 2..Interpretation

  2. PART II

    NATURE CONSERVATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE

    1. 3..Nature conservation and enjoyment of the countryside

    2. 4..Duty of public bodies

    3. 5 ..The Committee for Nature Conservation

  3. PART III

    AMENITY LANDS

    1. 6..Acquisition and disposal of amenity lands

    2. 7..Grants and loans to National Trust for acquisition, etc., of amenity lands

    3. 8..Power of Department to enter into agreements or covenants restricting use of land

    4. 9 ..Management agreements with owners and occupiers of land

    5. 10..Power of Department to carry out works and provide facilities

    6. 11 ..The Ulster Countryside Committee

  4. PART IV

    NATIONAL PARKS AND AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY

    1. 12..Designation of National Park

    2. 13..Proposals in relation to National Park

    3. 14..Areas of outstanding natural beauty

  5. PART V

    NATURE RESERVES

    1. 15..Advice and consultations on nature reserves

    2. 16..Declarations in relation to nature reserves

    3. 17..Agreements for management of land as nature reserve

    4. 18..National nature reserves

    5. 19..Byelaws for protection of nature reserves

    6. 20..Marine nature reserves

    7. 21..Byelaws for protection of marine nature reserves

    8. 22..Powers of district councils

  6. PART VII

    DERELICT SITES

    1. 28..Derelict sites

  7. PART VIII

    GENERAL

    1. 29 ..Financial assistance

    2. 30..Byelaws

    3. 31..Enforcement of byelaws

    4. 32..Matters with regard to which functions of authorities to be exercised

    5. 33..Matters to be registered in Statutory Charges Register

  8. SCHEDULE 2

    MODIFICATIONS OF SCHEDULE 6 TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLES 6(3) AND 25(5)

  9. SCHEDULE 3

    PROVISIONS AS TO DESIGNATION ORDERS UNDER ARTICLES 12(2) AND 20(2)