S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2006 No. 2541 (C.86) AGRICULTURE NATURE CONSERVATION NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES RURAL AFFAIRS, ENGLAND AND WALES The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 Made - - - - 20th September 2006 The Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland and the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland as required by subsections (2), (6)(b), (7)(b) and (8)(b) and (c) of section 107 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006(a);He makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by that section: Citation and interpretation 1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006. (2) In this Order “the 2006 Act” means the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 200...