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Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

2000 CHAPTER 37

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    Access to the countryside

    1. Chapter I

      Right of access

      1. General

        1. 1. Principal definitions for Part I.

        2. 2. Rights of public in relation to access land.

        3. 3. Power to extend to coastal land.

      2. Maps

        1. 4. Duty to prepare maps.

        2. 5. Publication of draft maps.

        3. 6. Appeal against map after confirmation.

        4. 7. Appeal procedure.

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

        6. 9. Maps in conclusive form.

        7. 10. Review of maps.

        8. 11. Regulations relating to maps.

      3. Rights and liabilities of owners and occupiers

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

        2. 13. Occupiers' liability.

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

      4. Access under other enactments or by dedication

        1. 15. Rights of access under other enactments.

        2. 16. Dedication of land as access land.

      5. Miscellaneous provisions relating to right of access

        1. 17. Byelaws.

        2. 18. Wardens.

        3. 19. Notices indicating boundaries, etc.

        4. 20. Codes of conduct and other information.

    2. Chapter II

      Exclusion or restriction of access

      1. 21. Interpretation of Chapter II.

      2. 22. Exclusion or restriction at discretion of owner and others.

      3. 23. Restrictions on dogs at discretion of owner.

      4. 24. Land management.

      5. 25. Avoidance of risk of fire or of danger to the public.

      6. 26. Nature conservation and heritage preservation.

      7. 27. Directions by relevant authority: general.

      8. 28. Defence or national security.

      9. 29. Reference by relevant advisory body.

      10. 30. Appeal by person interested in land.

      11. 31. Exclusion or restriction of access in case of emergency.

      12. 32. Regulations relating to exclusion or restriction of access.

      13. 33. Guidance by countryside bodies to National Park authorities.

    3. Chapter III

      Means of access

      1. 34. Interpretation of Chapter III.

      2. 35. Agreements with respect to means of access.

      3. 36. Failure to comply with agreement.

      4. 37. Provision of access by access authority in absence of agreement.

      5. 38. Appeals relating to notices.

      6. 39. Order to remove obstruction.

    4. Chapter IV

      General

      1. 40. Powers of entry for purposes of Part I.

      2. 41. Compensation relating to powers under s. 40.

      3. 42. References to public places in existing enactments.

      4. 43. Crown application of Part I.

      5. 44. Orders and regulations under Part I.

      6. 45. Interpretation of Part I.

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

  2. Part II

    Public rights of way and road traffic

    1. Public rights of way and definitive maps and statements

      1. 47. Redesignation of roads used as public paths.

      2. 48. Restricted byway rights.

      3. 49. Provisions supplementary to ss. 47 and 48.

      4. 50. Private rights over restricted byways.

      5. 51. Amendments relating to definitive maps and statements and restricted byways.

      6. 52. Restricted byways: power to amend existing legislation.

      7. 53. Extinguishment of unrecorded rights of way.

      8. 54. Excepted highways and rights of way.

      9. 55. Bridleway rights over ways shown as bridleways.

      10. 56. Cut-off date for extinguishment etc.

    2. Creation, stopping up and diversion of highways

      1. 57. Creation, stopping up and diversion of highways.

      2. 58. Application for path creation order for purposes of Part I.

      3. 59. Effect of Part I on powers to stop up or divert highways.

    3. Rights of way improvement plans

      1. 60. Rights of way improvement plans.

      2. 61. Rights of way improvement plans: supplemental.

      3. 62. Application of ss. 60 and 61 to inner London.

    4. Removal of obstructions from highways

      1. 63. Enforcement of duty to prevent obstruction.

      2. 64. Power to order offender to remove obstruction.

      3. 65. Overhanging vegetation obstructing horse-riders.

    5. Miscellaneous

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

      2. 67. Prohibition on driving mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads.

      3. 68. Vehicular access across common land etc.

      4. 69. Erection or improvement of stiles, etc.

      5. 70. Minor amendments to Highways Act 1980.

      6. 71. Reports on functions relating to rights of way.

      7. 72. Interpretation of Part II.

  3. Part III

    Nature conservation and wildlife protection

    1. The Nature Conservancy Council for England

      1. 73. The Nature Conservancy Council for England: change of name.

    2. Biological diversity

      1. 74. Conservation of biological diversity.

    3. Sites of special scientific interest

      1. 75. Sites of special scientific interest.

      2. 76. Consequential amendments, transitional provisions and savings relating to s. 75.

    4. Ramsar sites

      1. 77. Ramsar sites.

    5. Limestone pavement orders

      1. 78. Limestone pavement orders: offence.

    6. Payments under certain agreements

      1. 79. Payments under agreements under s.16 of 1949 Act or s.15 of 1968 Act.

    7. Powers of entry

      1. 80. Powers of entry.

    8. Enforcement of wildlife legislation

      1. 81. Enforcement of wildlife legislation.

  4. Part IV

    Areas of outstanding natural beauty

    1. 82. Designation of areas.

    2. 83. Procedure for designation orders.

    3. 84. Functions of certain bodies in relation to areas of outstanding natural beauty.

    4. 85. General duty of public bodies etc.

    5. 86. Establishment of conservation boards.

    6. 87. General purposes and powers.

    7. 88. Orders establishing conservation boards.

    8. 89. Management plans.

    9. 90. Supplementary provisions relating to management plans.

    10. 91. Grants to conservation boards.

    11. 92. Interpretation of Part IV and supplementary provision.

    12. 93. Consequential amendments and transitional provisions.

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous and supplementary

    1. Local access forums

      1. 94. Local access forums.

      2. 95. Local access forums: supplementary.

    2. Management agreements

      1. 96. Power of countryside bodies to enter into management agreements.

    3. Norfolk and Suffolk Broads

      1. 97. Duty of public bodies etc. regarding the Broads.

    4. Town and village greens

      1. 98. Registration of town and village greens.

    5. Supplementary

      1. 99. Wales.

      2. 100. Isles of Scilly.

      3. 101. Expenses.

      4. 102. Repeals.

      5. 103. Commencement.

      6. 104. Interpretation, short title and extent.

  6. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

      Excepted land for purposes of Part I.

      1. Part I

        Excepted land.

      2. Part II

        Supplementary provisions.

    2. Schedule 2

      Restrictions to be observed by persons exercising right of access.

    3. Schedule 3

      Delegation of appellate functions.

    4. Schedule 4

      Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part I.

    5. Schedule 5

      Definitive maps and statements and restricted byways.

      1. Part I

        Amendments of Part III of Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

      2. Part II

        Amendments of other Acts.

    6. Schedule 6

      Amendments relating to creation, stopping up and diversion of highways.

      1. Part I

        Amendments of Highways Act 1980.

      2. Part II

        Consequential amendments of other Acts.

    7. Schedule 7

      Driving of mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads.

    8. Schedule 8

      Amendments consequential on change of name of Nature Conservancy Council for England.

    9. Schedule 9

      Sites of special scientific interest.

    10. Schedule 10

      Consequential amendments relating to sites of special scientific interest.

      1. Part I

        Amendments of Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

      2. Part II

        Other amendments.

    11. Schedule 11

      Transitional provisions and savings relating to sites of special scientific interest.

    12. Schedule 12

      Amendments relating to Part I of Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

    13. Schedule 13

      Areas of outstanding natural beauty: conservation boards.

    14. Schedule 14

      Supplemental powers of conservation boards.

    15. Schedule 15

      Areas of outstanding natural beauty: consequential amendments and transitional provisions.

      1. Part I

        Consequential amendments.

      2. Part II

        Transitional provisions.

    16. Schedule 16

      Repeals.

      1. Part I

        Access to the countryside.

      2. Part II

        Public rights of way and road traffic.

      3. Part III

        Sites of special scientific interest.

      4. Part IV

        Wildlife.

      5. Part V

        Areas of outstanding natural beauty.

      6. Part VI

        Other.

An Act to make new provision for public access to the countryside; to amend the law relating to public rights of way; to enable traffic regulation orders to be made for the purpose of conserving an area’s natural beauty; to make provision with respect to the driving of mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads; to amend the law relating to nature conservation and the protection of wildlife; to make further provision with respect to areas of outstanding natural beauty; and for connected purposes.

[30th November 2000]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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