The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provision) Order 2009

PART 6AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CONSERVATION BOARDS AND NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITIES

Amendment of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004

20.—(1) The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 4 (specified number of Board members), in paragraph (1), for “15” substitute “13”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (specified local authorities)—

(a)omit “Bedfordshire County Council”;

(b)after Aylesbury Vale District Council insert “the Central Bedfordshire Council(2)”; and

(c)omit “Mid Bedfordshire District Council” and “South Bedfordshire District Council”.

Amendment of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004

21.—(1) The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004(3) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 4 (specified number of Board members)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “17” substitute “15”;

(b)in paragraph (2), for “15” substitute “14”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (specified local authorities)—

(a)omit “North Wiltshire District Council” and “West Wiltshire District Council”.

Amendment of the New Forest National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2005

22.  The New Forest National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2005(4) is amended, in article 5 (appointment of local authority members of the authority)—

(a)by the substitution for paragraph (b) of—

“(b)two members shall be appointed by the council for the county of Wiltshire;”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (c), at the end insert “and”; and

(c)omit sub-paragraph (d).

Amendment of the National Park Authorities Order 1996

23.  The National Park Authorities (England) Order 1996(5) is amended, in Schedule 1 (membership of National Park Authorities), in Part 2 (appointment of local authority members)—

(a)in the entries in the second column corresponding to that in the first column “Peak District National Park Authority” for “Cheshire County Council” substitute “Cheshire East Council”;

(b)omit the entries in the second and third columns relating to Macclesfield Borough Council; and

(c)in the entry in the third column corresponding to that in the second column “High Peak Borough Council”, for “1” substitute “2”.