§ FACILITIES IN OR NEAR NATIONAL PARKS
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Lords Amendment No. 12: In page 14, line 20, at end insert:
( ) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 13 of the Act of 1949 (carrying out of work on behalf of local planning authority by some other authority) shall apply to any part of the
| "A.—(1) A local planning authority whose area consists of or includes the whole or any part of a National Park shall have power to make byelaws for the prohibition or restriction of traffic of any description on any lake in the National Park. | |
| 5 | (2) The power shall be exercisable for the purpose of— |
| (a) ensuring the safety of persons resorting to any such lake | |
| (b) regulating all forms of sport or recreation involving the use of boats or vessels, | |
| 10 | (c) conserving the amenity and natural beauty of any such lake and the surrounding area, and |
| (d) preventing nuisance or damage, and in particular nuisance from excessive noise. | |
| (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this section, byelaws under this section may— | |
| 20 | (a) prescribe rules of navigation and impose speed limits, |
| (b) require the use of effectual silencers on boats or vessels propelled by internal combustion engines, and prescribe rules with a view to imposing limits on the noise or vibration which may be caused by any such boat or vessel, | |
| (c) prohibit the use of boats or vessels which are not for the time being registered with the local planning authority in such manner as the byelaws may provide, |
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sea bounding a National Park as they apply to a waterway.
§ Mrs. WhiteI beg to move, that this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
The effect of the Amendment is to empower local planning authorities providing recreational facilities in the sea bounding National Parks to enter into agreements with any other authority, for example, a harbour authority, on which powers to carry out works in the sea are conferred under any other enactment, whereby that other authority may act on their behalf. The Amendment was tabled at the request of the Ministry of Transport. Without it, it would not be possible to have the kind of agreement which might be advantageous, except in respect of waterways other than the sea. The Amendment will enable this kind of agreement to be made for works connected with the sea. It is a practical and sensible Amendment.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendment agreed to.