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Displaying 686 - 690 of 782Countryside Access (Dedication of Land as Access Land) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 135 (W. 9) of 2003).
Section 16 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 enables a person who holds an interest in land (being a freehold interest or a leasehold interest of which not less than 90 years remain unexpired) to dedicate that land as "access land" for the purposes of Part I of the Act.
Town and Country Planning (Referrals and Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 390 (W. 52) of 2003).
These Regulations lay down the procedure and time limits in connection with the determination of an: (a) application which has been referred to the National Assembly for Wales under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; (b) appeal under section 78 of the Planning Act (including where that section has been applied to tree preservation orders); (c) several other specified legal actions.
Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 394 (W. 53) of 2003).
These Regulations contain provisions relating to: (a) the contents of enforcement notices issued under section 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the information to be provided by local planning authorities when serving copies of such notices (Part 2); (b) the procedure to be followed in relation to appeals against such notices and against listed building and conservation areas enforcement notices issued under section 38(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (Part 3); and (c) the application of the Regulations to such notices issued by the Nati
Countryside Access (Dedication of Land as Access Land) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 135 (W. Countryside Access (Exclusion or Restriction of Access) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 142 (W. 14)) of 2003).
Under Chapter II of Part I of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, the right of access conferred by section 2(1) of the Act to any land may be excluded or restricted. Under sections 23 and 32 of the Act, the National Assembly for Wales has the power to make regulations to provide for the steps to be taken to bring those exclusions or restrictions into operation. Sections 29 and 30 of the Act provide for an appeal to be brought against certain decisions relating to exclusions and restrictions of access.
Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 307 (W. 46) of 2003).
These Regulations amend the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) Regulations 1997 by prescribing two new forms for use by landlords of premises in Wales when proposing a new rent under section 13(2) of the Housing Act. The first new form, numbered 4D, is for use by landlords proposing, under section 13(2), a new rent for an assured periodic tenancy. The second new form, numbered 4E, is for use by landlords or licensors proposing, under section 13(2), a new rent or licence fee for an assured agricultural tenancy.