The Local Access Forums (England) Regulations 2007
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2007/268 |
| Year | 2007 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Access Forums (England) Regulations 2007.(2) These Regulations come into force on 19th March 2007.(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England only(1) In these Regulations references to sections are references to sections of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.“joint local access forum” means a local access forum established for an area which includes the areas or parts of the areas of two or more appointing authorities;“the relevant appointing authorities” means, in relation to a local access forum, the appointing authorities for whose areas the forum is established; andany reference to a local access forum includes a joint local access forum; andin relation to a joint local access forum, any reference to an appointing authority or the appointing authority is to be interpreted as a reference to the relevant appointing authorities.(1) A local access forum shall consist of at least ten and not more than 22 members.(2) The appointing authority may appoint a new member or members to a local access forum at any time, provided that the total number of members does not exceed 22 as a result of the appointment.(3) If the number of members of a local access forum falls below ten at any time, the appointing authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, appoint a new member or members so that the forum consists of at least ten members.in the case of a local access forum consisting of not more than 16 members, two, andin the case of a local access forum consisting of no fewer than 17 members, three.users of local rights of way or the right conferred by section 2(1) (rights of public in relation to access land) ;owners and occupiers of access land or land over which local rights of way subsist; orany other interests especially relevant to the authority’s area (or to any of the authorities’ areas, in the case of a joint local access forum) .(6) The appointing authority must ensure a reasonable balance is maintained between the number of members appointed in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) and the number appointed in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (5) .in such local or regional newspapers circulating in the authority’s area as they consider appropriate; andif they maintain a website on the internet, on such a website; andconsult such persons as they consider appropriate.is a member of a district or county council or National Park authority for any part of the area of the forum; oris appointed to a forum in the circumstances described in regulation 5(2) or (3) .(1) Save as provided in this regulation, the terms of appointment of a member of a local access forum shall be determined by the appointing authority and notified to him in writing.(2) Subject to regulation 5(4) , a member of a local access forum shall be appointed for not less than one and not more than three years.(3) A member of a local access forum may resign by notice in writing to the appointing authority for the area of the forum at the time of the member’s resignation.must terminate the appointment of a member of a local access forum if they are satisfied that he has become a member of a district or county council or National Park authority and, as a result, regulation 3(4) is not complied with;without the consent of the appointing authority, he has been absent from all meetings of the forum during a period of one year; orhe has failed to comply with regulation 6(8) ; andwhere they change the area for which a local access forum is established,where they merge two or more forums, orhaving received notice under regulation 18(2) , on expiry of the 21-day notice period,(1) An appointing authority may re-appoint a person who ceases to be a member of a local access forum on the expiry of his term.(2) An appointing authority which terminates the appointment of a member of a local access forum (other than a joint local access forum) under regulation 4(4) (c) may appoint that person to another local access forum in their area.(3) Where the appointing authorities for the area of a joint local access forum terminate the appointment of a member under regulation 4(4) (c) , any of the authorities may appoint that person to another local access forum in their area.has his appointment to one forum (“Forum 1”) terminated under regulation 4(4) (c) , andis appointed to another forum (“Forum 2”) under paragraph (2) or (3) ,(1) Save as provided in this regulation and subject to regulations 7, 8 and 10, the proceedings (including the quorum) relating to the meetings of a local access forum shall be such as the forum may determine.(2) A local access forum must hold at least two meetings every year.(3) A local access forum must have a chairman and a vice-chairman, who must be appointed by election from amongst the members of the forum.(4) The first chairman and vice-chairman of a local access forum must be appointed at the first meeting of the forum.(5) The period of appointment of the chairman and vice-chairman must be determined by the local access forum, but in each case it may not exceed the period of appointment as a member of the forum.on any basis mentioned in regulation 3(5) other than any on which the other was eligible to be so appointed; or(where each was appointed in accordance with regulation 3(5) (c) ) on the basis of an interest other than any which was the basis on which the other was eligible to be so appointed.(7) The matters referred to in paragraph (6) are the selection of candidates for election as chairman and vice-chairman, determining the order in which they are appointed or the duration of their appointments as such, or any combination of these.(8) A member of a local access forum who is directly or indirectly interested in any matter brought up for consideration at a meeting of the forum must disclose the nature of his interest to the meeting.(1) Subject to paragraph (7) , a meeting of a local access forum shall be open to the public.(2) A person exercising the right of admission conferred by paragraph (1) may be excluded from a meeting in order to suppress or prevent disorderly conduct or other misbehaviour at the meeting.(3) Copies of the agenda for a meeting of a local access forum and copies of any report for the meeting shall be open to inspection by members of the public at the offices of the appointing authority in accordance with
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