National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom environmental law

The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 is a landmark UK law that established the framework for creating national parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and public access to rural land.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 canonical	7
National Parks and Access to the Countryside (Amendment) legislation	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom environmental law ⓘ
conferredFunctionsOn	Nature Conservancy Council ⓘ surface form: Nature Conservancy
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdFrameworkFor	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ surface form: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Parks Commission ⓘ Nature Conservancy functions in relation to countryside ⓘ national parks in England and Wales ⓘ
enabledDesignationOf	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales ⓘ national parks in England and Wales ⓘ
establishedBody	National Parks Commission ⓘ
historicalSignificance	cornerstone of post-war British countryside policy ⓘ first comprehensive statutory framework for national parks in Great Britain ⓘ
influenced	Countryside Act 1968 ⓘ Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 ⓘ National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Parks and Access to the Countryside (Amendment) legislation
introducedConcept	access agreements for open country ⓘ access orders for open country ⓘ definitive map of public rights of way ⓘ long-distance routes ⓘ
jurisdiction	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
legalSystem	English law ⓘ Welsh law ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to make provision for National Parks and the establishment of a National Parks Commission; to confer on the Nature Conservancy functions in relation to the conservation and enhancement of the natural beauty and amenity of the countryside; to make further provision for the recording, creation and maintenance of public paths and for securing access to open country and to amend the law relating to rights of way; and for matters connected with the purposes aforesaid. ⓘ
parliament	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
policyArea	landscape protection ⓘ nature conservation ⓘ public access to land ⓘ recreation in the countryside ⓘ rights of way ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to establish a statutory framework for national parks in Great Britain ⓘ to provide for the designation of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ to provide for the recording and protection of public rights of way ⓘ to secure public access to the countryside ⓘ
providedFor	creation of public paths ⓘ long-distance walking routes ⓘ maintenance of public paths ⓘ recording of public rights of way ⓘ
relatedTo	Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 ⓘ Town and Country Planning Act 1947 ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1949-12-16 ⓘ
sectionFocus	Part II – National Parks ⓘ Part III – Public Rights of Way ⓘ Part IV – Long-distance routes ⓘ Part V – Access to open country ⓘ
shortTitle	National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 self-link ⓘ
status	partially in force ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1949 ⓘ

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Subject: National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
Description of subject: The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 is a landmark UK law that established the framework for creating national parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and public access to rural land.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → legalBasis → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ⓘ

High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → legalBasis → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ⓘ

Eryri National Park Authority → parentLegalFramework → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ⓘ

Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → legalFramework → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ⓘ

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 → shortTitle → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 self-link ⓘ

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 → influenced → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Parks and Access to the Countryside (Amendment) legislation

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 → amends → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ⓘ

Environment Act 1995 → amends → National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ⓘ