Countryside Act 1968

Type Public General Act
Publication 1968-07-03
Last updated 2023-10-25
State In force
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S. 15 omitted (E.W.) (21.5.2016) by virtue of Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), s. 88(2)(a), Sch. 2 para. 2(3)

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Powers exercisable over or near common land.

Compulsory purchase.

Experimental projects or schemes.

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  • (1) For the purpose of the exercise of their functions under sections 23(2) and 24(1) of this Act so far as relating to land in England ..., the Forestry Commissioners constituted under the Forestry Acts 1919 to 1945 may—
  • (a) form, or participate in the forming of, a body corporate;
  • (b) invest in a body corporate;
  • (c) provide loans;
  • (d) establish a charitable trust; or
  • (e) act, or appoint a person to act, as an officer of a body corporate or as a trustee of a charitable trust.
  • (2) The powers contained in subsection (1)(b) and (c) shall be exercisable only with Treasury approval.

General provisions as to local authority powers conferred by Act.

Wardens.

Areas of special scientific interest.

Compulsory purchase.

Access to open country: rivers, canals and woodlands.

Access agreements: undertakings by landowners and others not to convert land into excepted land.

Provisions of facilities by Forestry Commissioners.

Avoidance of pollution.

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Application to the Broads Authority.

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Access agreements: undertakings by landowners and others not to convert land into excepted land.

Application to the Broads Authority.

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Crown land.

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