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The NCC was established by the ''Nature Conservancy Council Act, 1973'' and replaced Nature Conservancy , itself established by Royal Charter in 1949. The council's duties included:
In 1991, following the passage of the '' Environmental Protection Act , 1990'' and the ''Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act, 1991'', the Nature Conservancy Council was regionalised by division into English Nature , Scottish Natural Heritage , and the Countryside Council For Wales , with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee acting as a national co-ordinating body for these three country agencies. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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