The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Review of Maps) (England) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 1069

Countryside, England

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Review of Maps) (England) Regulations 2019

Made

28th June 2019

Laid before Parliament

1st July 2019

Coming into force

1st August 2019

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(3) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Review of Maps) (England) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st August 2019.

Amendment of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

2.  In section 10(2)(a)(i) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (review of maps)(2), for “fifteen” substitute “twenty”.

Gardiner of Kimble

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

28th June 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend section 10(2) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37) in relation to England.

Section 10(2) prescribes the time limits for when Natural England (as the appropriate countryside body in relation to England) is required to review a map issued in conclusive form under the Act showing registered common land and open country in England (excluding inner London). These Regulations change the timing of the first such review from not more than 15 years after the issue of the map to not more than 20 years.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

2000 c. 37; “regulations” is defined in section 45(1) as regulations made by the Secretary of State (as respects England).

(2)

Section 10(2) was amended by S.I 2013/514.