S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 140  COUNTRYSIDE, ENGLAND  The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Walney Island)  Order 2020  Coming into force in accordance with article 1  The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(10) of  the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000( a ).  1.  This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Walney Island)  Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.  2. —(1) In relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the relevant approval, the day  appointed as the day on which the access preparation period( b ) ends is 11th February 2020.  (3) In paragraph (2), “the relevant report” means the report entitled “Coastal Access Walney  Island” submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the  Act( e ) on 26th September 2016( f ).  (4) In this article, “the Act” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act  1949( g ).  ( a )  2000 c. 37; section 3A was inserted by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), section 303(5).  ( b ) The term “access preparation period” is defined in section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.  ( d ) Section 52(1) was amended by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), Schedule 11, Part 1,  paragraph 10(f).  ( c )  The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 52 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act  1949 (c. 97) were originally vested in the Minister of Town and Country Planning in relation to England and Wales (see  section 114(1) of that Act). The Minister of Town and Country Planning was renamed the Minister of Local Government  and Planning by S.I. 1951/142, and was further renamed the Minister of Housing and Local Government by S.I. 1951/1900.  S.I. 1965/143 transferred (so far as relevant) the functions of the Minister of Housing and Local Government to the Minister  of Land and Natural Resources. The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources was dissolved by S.I. 1967/156 and the  functions of that Minister (so far as relevant) were transferred to the Minister of Housing and Local Government. The  Ministry of Housing and Local Government was dissolved and the functions of that Minister were transferred to the  Secretary of State by S.I. 1970/1681.  ( e )  Section 51 was amended by: the Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41), section 21(2); the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70),  Schedule 30; the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43), Schedule 8, paragraph 1(7); the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25),  Schedule 10, paragraph 2(5); the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Schedule 5, Part 2, paragraph 12 and Schedule 7  paragraph 1; and by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Schedule 11, Part 1, paragraph 10(e). Section 55A was inserted by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, section 302(1).  ( f )  The Walney Island report is available at www.gov.uk or may be obtained by writing to Coastal Access Delivery Team  (North East), Natural England, Mail Hub, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP.  ( g )  1949 c. 97.  (2) In paragraph (1), “the relevant approval” means the approval by the Secretary of State( c )  under section 52(1) of the Act( d ) of the relevant report on 27th March 2017.  Citation and commencement  End of access preparation period  Made  -  -  -  -  11th February 2020 