395. Duty to prepare and publish maps.

It is the duty of Natural England¹, in respect of England outside Inner London², and the Natural Resources Body for Wales³, in respect of Wales, to prepare maps which together show all registered common land⁴, and all open country⁵.

A map so prepared must distinguish between open country and registered common land, but need not distinguish between different categories of open country⁶.

In preparing a map, the appropriate countryside body⁷ may determine not to show as open country areas of open country which are so small that the body considers that their inclusion would serve no useful purpose⁸, and may determine