Section 39(5)
WCA 1981
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 · United Kingdom
In this section “the relevant authority” means— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as respects land within the Broads, the Broads Authority; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as respects any other land, the local planning authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as respects land in any area of outstanding natural beauty designated under section 82 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 for which a conservation board has been established under section 86 of that Act, that board.
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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30