Countryside and Rights of Way Bill.

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Countryside and Rights of Way Bill.

This is the text of the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill., as amended in Committee in the House of Commons and printed on 23rd May 2000.

Countryside and Rights of Way Bill.

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I

ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE

CHAPTER I

RIGHT OF ACCESS

General

Clause

1. Principal definitions.

2. Rights of public in relation to access land.

3. Power to extend to coastal land.

Maps

4. Duty to prepare maps.

5. Publication of draft maps.

6. Appeal against map after confirmation.

7. Appeal procedure.

8. Power of Secretary of State or Assembly to delegate functions relating to appeals.

9. Maps in conclusive form.

10. Review of maps.

11. Regulations relating to maps.

Rights and liabilities of owners and occupiers

12. Effect of right of access on rights and liabilities of owners.

13. Occupiers' liability.

14. Offence of displaying on access land notices deterring public use.

Access under other enactments or by dedication

15. Rights of access under other enactments.

16. Dedication of land as access land.

Miscellaneous provisions relating to right of access

17. Byelaws.

18. Wardens.

19. Notices indicating boundaries, etc.

CHAPTER II

EXCLUSION OR RESTRICTION OF ACCESS

20. Interpretation of Chapter II.

21. Exclusion or restriction at discretion of owner and others.

22. Land management.

23. Avoidance of risk of fire or of danger to the public.

24. Nature conservation and heritage preservation.

25. Directions by relevant authority: general.

26. Defence or national security.

27. Reference by relevant advisory body.

28. Appeal by person interested in land.

29. Exclusion or restriction of access in case of emergency.

30. Regulations relating to exclusion or restriction of access.

31. Guidance by countryside bodies to National Park authorities.

CHAPTER III

MEANS OF ACCESS

32. Interpretation of Chapter III.

33. Agreements with respect to means of access.

34. Failure to comply with agreement.

35. Provision of access by access authority in absence of agreement.

36. Appeals relating to notices.

37. Order to remove obstruction.

CHAPTER IV

GENERAL

38. Powers of entry for purposes of Part I.

39. Crown application of Part I.

40. Orders and regulations under Part I.

41. Interpretation of Part I.

42. Repeal of previous legislation, and amendments relating to Part I.

PART II

PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ROAD TRAFFIC

Definitive maps and statements and restricted byways

43. Redesignation of roads used as public paths.

44. Restricted byway rights.

45. Provisions supplementary to ss. 43 and 44.

46. Private rights over restricted byways.

47. Amendments relating to definitive maps and statements and restricted byways.

48. Restricted byways: power to make consequential provision.

Creation, stopping up and diversion of public rights of way

49. Creation, stopping up and diversion of public rights of way.

50. Application for path creation order for purposes of Part I.

Rights of way improvement plans

51. Rights of way improvement plans.

52. Rights of way improvement plans: supplemental.

53. Application of ss. 51 and 52 to inner London.

Removal of obstructions from highways

54. Enforcement of duty to prevent obstruction.

55. Power to order offender to remove obstruction.

Miscellaneous

56. Making of traffic regulation orders for purposes of conserving natural beauty, etc.

57. Prohibition on driving mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads.

58. Erection of stiles, etc.: needs of persons with mobility problems.

59. Reports on functions relating to rights of way.

PART III

NATURE CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Sites of special scientific interest

60. Sites of special scientific interest.

61. Consequential amendments relating to s. 60.

Ramsar sites

62. Ramsar sites.

Limestone pavement orders

63. Limestone pavement orders: offence.

Powers of entry

64. Powers of entry.

Enforcement of wildlife legislation

65. Enforcement of wildlife legislation.

PART IV

MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

Management agreements

66. Power of countryside bodies to enter into management agreements.

Supplementary

67. Wales.

68. Isles of Scilly.

69. Expenses.

70. Repeals.

71. Commencement.

72. Interpretation, short title and extent.

SCHEDULES:

    Schedule 1 - Excepted land for purposes of Part I.

    Part I - Excepted land.

    Part II - Supplementary provisions.

    Schedule 2 - Restrictions to be observed by persons exercising right of access.

    Schedule 3 - Delegation of appellate functions.

    Schedule 4 - Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part I.

    Schedule 5 - Public rights of way: definitive maps and statements and restricted byways.

    Part I - Amendments of Part III of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

    Part II - Amendments of other Acts.

    Schedule 6 - Amendments relating to creation, stopping up and diversion of public rights of way.

    Part I - Amendments of Highways Act 1980.

    Part II - Consequential amendments of other Acts.

    Schedule 7 - Driving of mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads.

    Schedule 8 - Sites of special scientific interest.

    Schedule 9 - Consequential amendments relating to sites of special scientific interest.

    Part I - Amendments of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

    Part II - Other amendments.

    Schedule 10 - Wildlife: amendments of Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

    Schedule 11 - Repeals.

    Part I - Access to the countryside.

    Part II - Public rights of way and road traffic.

    Part III - Sites of special scientific interest.

    Part IV - Wildlife.

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Prepared 24 May 2000