PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation·Page 40·C2
Statutory Responsibilities of District Councils
District councils have statutory duties under specified legislation to secure adequate facilities for recreational, social, physical and cultural activities, and to adopt and maintain open space.
The statutory responsibility for district councils to secure the provision for their area of adequate facilities for recreational, social, physical and cultural activities is set out in the Local Government Order 1972 and the Recreation and Youth Service (NI) Order 1986. Specific functions regarding the adoption and subsequent maintenance of open space by councils are contained in the Open Spaces Act 1906.
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