Where Natural England or the Natural Resources Body for Wales are of the opinion that any area of land in England or, as the case may be, in Wales—
Natural England or the Natural Resources Body for Wales shall notify the fact that the land is of special interest for that reason to every internal drainage board and local authority whose works, operations or activities may affect the land.
Where a National Park authority or the Broads Authority is of the opinion that any area of land in a National Park or in the Broads—
the National Park authority or Broads Authority shall notify the fact that the land is such land, and the reasons why those matters are of particular importance in relation to the land, to every internal drainage board and local authority whose works, operations or activities may affect the land.
Where an internal drainage board or local authority have received a notification under subsection (1) or (2) above with respect to any land, the board or authority shall consult the notifying body before carrying out any works, operations or activities, or in the case of the authority any works operations or activities under this Act, which appear to the board or authority to be likely—
Subsection (3) above shall not apply in relation to anything done in an emergency where particulars of what is done and of the emergency are notified to Natural England , the Natural Resources Body for Wales, the National Park authority in question or, as the case may be, the Broads Authority as soon as practicable after that thing is done.
In this section—
" the Broads " has the same meaning as in the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988;. . .
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