The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2003

Informing the public of exclusions or restrictions E+W

17.—(1)  [F1 Natural England] shall, as soon as practicable, make available on a website maintained by them details of—

(a) any exclusion or restriction of the right of access under section 22 or 23 other than an exclusion or restriction referred to in regulation 4(6); and

(b) any direction given by the relevant authority under section 24, 25 [F2 , 25A] or 26 or any direction given by the Secretary of State under section 28 for the purposes of defence, other than a direction to which paragraph (3) applies.

(2) [F3 Natural England] shall not be required to make available any information under paragraph (1) where they consider that it is not in the public or defence interest that the information should be disclosed.

(3) Where any direction given by the relevant authority under section 24, 25 [F4 , 25A] or 26 or any direction given by the Secretary of State under section 28 for the purposes of defence provides for the period during which it is to have effect to be notified to the authority or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State, [F5 Natural England] shall, as soon as practicable after any such notification has been given, make details of the exclusion or restriction imposed by the direction, and of the period referred to in the notification, available for inspection on such a website, provided that not less than five working days' notice of the notification has been given to the authority.

(4) Where the details of any notice or direction have been made available in accordance with paragraph (1) or (3), [F6 Natural England] shall ensure that such details shall remain available until such time as the exclusion or restriction of the right of access referred to in the notice or direction ceases to have effect.

(5) The Secretary of State, a National Park Authority and the Forestry Commissioners shall assist [F7 Natural England] in carrying out their duty under paragraph (1) or (3) by supplying to [F7 Natural England] in writing any relevant information concerning any exclusion, restriction or direction referred to in these paragraphs as soon as reasonably practicable after they have received notification of the exclusion or restriction or given the direction, as the case may be.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 17(1) substituted (1.10.2011) by The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2021), regs. 1(1), 10(b)

F2 Word in reg. 17(1)(b) inserted (1.10.2011) by The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2021), regs. 1(1), 10(a)

F3 Words in reg. 17(2) substituted (1.10.2011) by The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2021), regs. 1(1), 10(b)

F4 Word in reg. 17(3) inserted (1.10.2011) by The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2021), regs. 1(1), 10(c)

F5 Words in reg. 17(3) substituted (1.10.2011) by The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2021), regs. 1(1), 10(d)

F6 Words in reg. 17(4) substituted (1.10.2011) by The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2021), regs. 1(1), 10(d)

F7 Words in reg. 17(5) substituted (1.10.2011) by The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2021), regs. 1(1), 10(d)