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(1) This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Weymouth Bay) Order 2012.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.
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(1) In relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the relevant approval, the date appointed as the date on which the access preparation period ends is 29th June 2012.
(2) For the purposes of this article–
(a) “approval” means an approval under section 52(1) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, and “the relevant approval” is the approval by the Secretary of State of the relevant report, with modifications, on 26th January 2012; and
(b) “report” means a report submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, containing proposals for a long-distance route, and “the relevant report” is the report submitted on 22nd March 2011 entitled Coastal Access Weymouth Bay, relating to a long-distance route from Rufus Castle, Portland to Lulworth Cove.
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
18th June 2012