35 National nature reserves
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (1981 c 69) | Legislation

35  National nature reserves

(1)     Where [the appropriate conservation body] are satisfied that any land which—

(a)     is being managed as a nature reserve under an agreement entered into with [the appropriate conservation body];

(b)     is held by [the appropriate conservation body] and is being managed by them as a nature reserve; or

(c)     is held by an approved body and is being managed by that body as a nature reserve,

is of national importance, they may declare that land to be a national nature reserve.

[(1A)     The land which may be declared to be a national nature reserve in England or Wales includes—

(a)     any land lying above mean low water mark;

(b)     any

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