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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

1949 CHAPTER 97 12_13_and_14_Geo_6

Contents

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  1. Part I

    The National Parks Commission

    1. 1. The Countryside Commission and the Countryside Council for Wales

    2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 3. Power of Minister to give directions to Commission

    4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    National Parks

    1. 4A. Application of Part II of this Act in Wales

    2. 5. National Parks

    3. 6. General duties of Commission in relation to National Parks

    4. 7. Designation and variation of National Parks

    5. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 9. Development plans relating to National Parks

    7. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 11.

    9. 11A. Duty of certain bodies and persons to have regard to the purposes for which National Parks are designated

    10. 12. Provision of accommodation, meals, refreshments, camping sites and parking places

    11. 13. Improvement of waterways for purposes of open-air recreation

    12. 14. Acquisition by Minister of land in National Parks

  3. Part III

    Nature Conservation

    1. 15. Meaning of “nature reserve.”

    2. 15A. Meaning of “Nature Conservancy Council”

    3. 16. Agreements with Nature Conservancy for establishment of nature reserves

    4. 17. Compulsory acquisition of land by Conservancy for establishment of nature reserves

    5. 18. Compulsory acquisition of land by Conservancy for maintenance of nature reserves

    6. 19. Declarations that areas are nature reserves

    7. 20. Byelaws for protection of nature reserves

    8. 21. Establishment of nature reserves by local authorities

    9. 22. Power of drainage authorities to do work in nature reserves

    10. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    12. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. 26. Application of Part III to Scotland

  4. Part IV

    Public Rights of Way

    1. Ascertainment of footpaths, bridleways and certain other highways

      1. 27–35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 36.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 39–50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Long-Distance Routes

      1. 50A. Application of Part IV of this Act in Wales

      2. 51. General provisions as to long-distance routes

      3. 52. Approval of proposals relating to a long-distance route

      4. 53. Ferries for purposes of long-distance routes

      5. 54. Accommodation, meals and refreshments along long-distance routes

      6. 55. Variation of approved proposals

    3. Minor Amendments of Law relating to Rights of Way

      1. 56.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 57. Penalty for displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use

      3. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Access to Open Country

    1. 59. Provision for public access to open country

    2. 60. Rights of public where access agreement, order in force

    3. 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 64. Access agreements

    7. 65. Access orders

    8. 66. Effect of access agreement or order on rights and liabilities of owners

    9. 67. Provision of means of access

    10. 68. Power of local planning authority to enforce access

    11. 69. Suspension of public access to avoid exceptional risk of fire

    12. 70. Compensation for access orders

    13. 71. Compensation to be assessed with regard to effect of first five years of access

    14. 72. Claims for compensation and interest

    15. 73. Payments on account in cases of special hardship

    16. 74. Application to waterways in National Parks

    17. 75. Exercise of powers under s. 13 as respects open country and waterways comprised in access orders

    18. 76. Acquisition by local authorities of land for public access

    19. 77. Acquisition by Ministers of land for public access

    20. 78. Maps of land subject to public access

    21. 79.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    22. 80. Provisions as to danger areas

    23. 81. Boundary notices

    24. 82. Power of local planning authority to contribute to work carried out by other persons

    25. 83. Repeal of 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 30

  6. Part VI

    General, Financial and Supplementary

    1. 84.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. General powers and duties of Commission

      1. 85. General duty of Commission to advise on questions relating to natural beauty

      2. 86. Information services to be provided by Commission

      3. 86A. Information services to be provided by Council

    3. Areas of outstanding natural beauty

      1. 87. Designation of areas of outstanding natural beauty

      2. 88. Functions of certain bodies in relation to areas of outstanding natural beauty

    4. General Powers of Local Planning Authorities

      1. 89. Planting of trees and treatment of derelict land

      2. 90. Local authority byelaws

      3. 91. Default powers of Secretary of State as to certain byelaws

      4. 92. Wardens

      5. 93, 94... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Financial Provisions

      1. 95.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 96.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 97.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 98.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 99. Contributions by local authorities (E+W+S)

      6. 99. Contributions by local authorities (E+W+S)

      7. 100. Payments out of moneys provided by Parliament

    6. Supplementary Provisions

      1. 101. Crown land

      2. 102.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 103. General provisions as to acquisition of land

      4. 104. General provisions as to appropriation and disposal of land

      5. 105.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 106. Supplementary provisions as to byelaws

      7. 107. Supplementary provisions as to compensation under ss. 20, 46 and 70

      8. 108. Powers of entry

      9. 109.†Application of provisions of Act of 1947 as to inquiries and service of notices

      10. 110. Regulations and orders

      11. 111. Application to Isles of Scilly

      12. 111A. Application to the Broads Authority

      13. 112. Epping Forest and Burnham Beeches

      14. 113. National Trust land

      15. 114. Interpretation

      16. 115. Short title and extent

  7. FIRST SCHEDULE

    Provisions as to Making, Confirmation, Coming into Operation and Validity of certain Instruments

  8. SECOND SCHEDULE

    General Restrictions to be observed by Persons having access to Open Country or Waterways by virtue of Part V of Act

An Act to make provision for National Parks and the establishment of a National Parks Commission; to confer on the Nature Conservancy and local authorities powers for the establishment and maintenance of nature reserves; to make further provision for the recording, creation, maintenance and improvement of public paths and for securing access to open country, and to amend the law relating to rights of way; to confer further powers for preserving and enhancing natural beauty; and for matters connected with the purposes aforesaid.

[16th December 1949]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act amended by Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41), s. 38; extended by Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48, SIF 96), Sch. 4 para. 93(1)(x), and Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16, SIF 9), s. 19(2), Sch. 2 para. 4

C2References to local planning authority to be construed in accordance with Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 184(1)-(5)

C3Act extended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(vii), Sch. 8 para. 33

C4Act extended (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(iv), Sch. 26 para. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C5Act extended (E.W.S.) by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(vii), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1)

C6The definition of "waterway" in this Act is applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 157(6), 223(2)

The definition of "waterway" in this Act is applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 210(1), 225(2), Sch. 25 para. 3(4)

C7Act: functions transferred (E.W.) (19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 68(2)(a)(8), 125(2) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)

Act: transfer of certain functions (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C8Act modified (E.W.) (19.9.1996) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 68(2)(b)(c), 125(2) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)

C9Act extended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(v); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2

C10Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

Act modified (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 38, s. 37, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(2)(c) (with s. 106)

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

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