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Provide
for the establishment of an indicator for rural tranquillity;
to provide |
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for the protection of rural
tranquillity in the planning process; and for |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Definition
and measurement |
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The Secretary of State
shall have a duty to promote the protection and |
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enhancement of rural tranquillity.
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(2) |
In pursuance of his duty
under subsection (1), the Secretary of State may by |
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a definition of the term
“rural tranquillity”, including its application
in |
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an urban environment, and
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an indicator or indicators
which can be used for the measurement of |
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Before making any regulations
under subsection (2), the Secretary of State shall |
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(b) |
the Campaign to Protect
Rural England, and |
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such organisations with
a relevant interest as appear to him to be |
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The power conferred by
this section to make regulations shall be exercisable by |
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No regulations may be
made under this section unless a draft of the regulations |
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has been laid before, and
approved by a resolution of, each House of |
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Annual
reports on rural tranquillity |
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(1) |
The Secretary of State
may require a competent organisation of his choice to |
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report, on an annual basis,
on— |
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levels of rural tranquillity,
broken down on a regional basis, and |
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(b) |
any measures taken by the
Government during the preceding 12 |
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months to promote the protection
and enhancement of rural |
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(1) |
The Planning and Compulsory
Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) is amended as follows. |
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(a) |
After section 3(2)(b) insert— |
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the protection and enhancement
of rural tranquillity in |
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(b) |
After section 13(2)(d) insert— |
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“(da) |
the protection and enhancement
of rural tranquillity in |
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(2) |
The Secretary of State
shall, at any time he sees fit, make any amendments to |
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Planning Policy Statements
and Planning Policy Guidance necessary to give |
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effect to the provisions
of this Act and shall have regard to his duty under |
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section 1 in publishing
further such Statements and Guidance. |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Rural Tranquillity Act 2007. |
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(2) |
This Act extends to England
and Wales only. |
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