National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)

Part III E+W+S Nature Conservation

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. III extended by Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41, SIF 46:1), s. 15(7)

19 Declarations that areas are nature reserves. E+W+S

(1) A declaration by [F1 the appropriate conservation body] that any land is the subject of [F2 a nature reserve agreement or an agreement under section 16], or has been acquired and is held by [F1 the appropriate conservation body], shall be sufficient evidence, unless the contrary is proved, that the land is subject to such an agreement or has been so acquired and is so held, as the case may be.

(2) A declaration by [F3 the appropriate conservation body] that any land which is subject to such an agreement as aforesaid, or is held by [F3 the appropriate conservation body] is being managed as a nature reserve shall be conclusive of the matters declared.

(3) It shall be the duty of [F4 the appropriate conservation body], where any such declaration has been made and the agreement to which it relates ceases to be in force, or the land to which it relates ceases to be held by the [F4 the appropriate conservation body] or to be managed as a nature reserve, as the case may be, to make a declaration of that fact; and any such declaration shall be conclusive of the matters declared.

(4) [F5 the appropriate conservation body] shall publish notice of any declaration under this section in such manner as appears to them best suited for informing persons concerned.

(5) A document purporting to be certified on behalf of [F6 the appropriate conservation body] to be a true copy of any declaration under this section shall be receivable in evidence and shall be deemed, unless the contrary is shown, to be such a copy.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 19(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 15(c); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F2 Words in s. 19(1) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 18; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F3 Words in s. 19(2) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 15(c); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F4 Words in s. 19(3) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 15(c); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F5 Words in s. 19(4) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 15(c); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F6 Words in s. 19(5) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 107, Sch. 11 para. 15(c); S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 19(4)(5) extended by Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69, SIF 4:5), s. 35(2)