John & Joan
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I agree that the NE/Defra is unlikely to raise a court case for cost reasons but they don't really need to. If they insist on the MCC ceasing to allow non-members then the MCC would have to use the court to challenge that ruling, with the attendant cost risks.
Even so Graham I think they would not push MCC into that action, as they will have costs to defend a challenge.
If they did push MCC and MCC remove their backing to the Practical Motorhome Stopovers Scheme, then Practical Motorhome Stopovers and the other Pub stop schemes would need to be pursued by the local planners for allowing habitation on unlicensed land. The local authorities would then need to find funding for multiple cases. That could then lead to some action by the Motorhome press. A whole can of worms opens up.
NE have the copout in their guidance notes to all exempted organisations. They are contradicting themselves in their correspondence and guidance. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/combined-guidance_tcm6-9572.pdf Updated 29th November 2013 see page 13
If those organisations that have had these restrictions applied complained to their MPs about maladministration then some action could result. on my last look there were now 30 or so organisations with paragraph 5 exemption out of 400+ exempted organisations. Broken Link Removed as of April 2014
John
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