Countryside Commissionn.
/ˈkʌntrɪsʌɪd kəˌmɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈkəntriˌsaɪd kəˌmɪʃ(ə)n/ British. Now historical.
An independent body established in 1968 to promote the conservation and improvement of the countryside in England (and formerly in Wales) and to encourage the provision of facilities for public recreation and enjoyment.In 1991 the Countryside Commission's responsibilities in Wales were taken over by the newly established Countryside Council for Wales. A separate body, the Countryside Commission for Scotland, was set up in 1967 and subsumed by Scottish National Heritage in 1992. In 1999 the Countryside Commission merged with the Rural Development Commission to form the Countryside Agency.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > commission > other types of commission
conservacy1434
conservice1571
conservation1580
conservancy1618
Royal Commission1747
county commission1763
railroad commission1855
Audit Commission1866
European Commission1956
Countryside Commission1964
Truth and Reconciliation Commission1990
Truth Commission1991
1964 Times 18 Sept. 12/6 Creation of a Countryside Commission to secure the positive care of countryside and coast.
1982 Financial Times 1 Feb. 19/8 The Countryside Commission will not proceed with the designation of the Cambrian Way long distance path. The 271-mile path, from Cardiff to Conwy, would have been one of the longest and toughest in Wales or England.
2012 Southern Reporter (Scotl.) (Nexis) 23 Aug. With grants from WWF and the Countryside Commission, he bought the land, half of which was fields.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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