- Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 2207
The Town and Country Planning (Regions)(National Parks)(England) Order 2004
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| Made | 26th August 2004 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 7th September 2004 | ||
| Coming into force | 28th September 2004 |
The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 12(2) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004[1], hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and application
1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Regions)(National Parks)(England) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 28th September 2004.
(2) This Order applies to England only.
Treatment of areas of National Parks falling within more than one region
2. The Secretary of State directs that -
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(a) the area of the North York Moors National Park (which falls within Yorkshire and Humber region and North East region) and the area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park (which falls within Yorkshire and Humber region and North West region) are treated as falling wholly within Yorkshire and Humber region; and
(b) the area of the Peak District National Park (which falls within East Midlands region, West Midlands region, North West region and Yorkshire and Humber region) is treated as falling wholly within East Midlands region.
Signed by the authority of the First Secretary of State
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
26th August 2004
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 12(2) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 enables the Secretary of State by order to direct that if an area of a National Park falls within more than one region of those, except London, specified in Schedule 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, it is treated as falling wholly within one of them.
This Order directs that the North York Moors National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park are treated as falling within the Yorkshire and Humber Region and that the Peak District National Park is treated as falling within the East Midlands Region.
The Order is relevant for the purposes of Part 1 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. That Part provides, amongst other matters, for regional spatial strategies relating to the development and use of land within each of the regions referred to above.
Notes:
[1] 2004 c. 5. As to the Secretary of State, see section 12(4).back
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