uksi/2016/213 — The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Brean Down to Minehead) Order 2016

2016 No. 213 Countryside, England The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Brean Down to Minehead) Order 2016 Made 23rd February 2016 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 , makes the following Order. Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Brean Down to Minehead) Order 2016. End of access preparation period 2 1 In relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the relevant approvals, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation period ends is 14th March 2016. 2 In paragraph (1), “the relevant approvals” means the approval by the Secretary of State — a on 23rd May 2014 of the original report (under section 52(1) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ); and b on 22nd December 2015 of the variation report (under that section as read with section 55(3) of that Act). 3 In paragraph (2)— “the original report” means the report entitled “Coastal Access Brean Down to Minehead” relating to a long-distance route in Somerset, from Brean Down to Minehead, submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State on 17th October 2013 (under sections 51 and 55A of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ); “the variation report” means the report entitled “Coastal Access Variation Report VR1 Proposed Changes to the England Coast Path at Dunball Wharf and St. Audries Bay, Somerset” submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State on 24th September 2015 (under section 55(1) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ). Rory Stewart Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 23rd February 2016 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order appoints the day on which the access preparation period ends in relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the approval by the Secretary of State of Natural England’s proposals contained in two reports relating to coastal access along the long-distance route in Somerset which runs from Brean Down to Minehead. Copies of both of the Secretary of State’s notices of approval are available at www.gov.uk , or may be obtained by writing to the Commons and Access Implementation Team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. An impact assessment has not been prepared in respect of this Order because the assumptions underlying the Order were reflected in the impact assessment which was prepared for the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) . It is available at www.gov.uk, or may be obtained by writing to the Commons and Access Implementation Team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the address given above.