Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

70 Minor amendments. E+W

(1) In section 66(3) of the 1980 Act (works for safeguarding persons using footpaths)—

(a) after “footpath” there is inserted “ or bridleway ”, and

(b) after “barriers,” there is inserted “ posts, ”.

(2) In section 134 of that Act, subsection (5) (which limits the persons who may bring proceedings for failure to restore a public path disturbed by ploughing etc.) is omitted.

(3) In section 300 of that Act (right of local authorities to use vehicles and appliances on footways and bridleways), in subsection (1) after “verges,” there is inserted “ for preventing or removing obstructions to them or otherwise preventing or abating nuisances or other interferences with them, ”.

(4) In section 21(2)(b) of the M1 Road Traffic Act 1988 (defence to charge of driving or parking on cycle track for highway authority vehicles), after “verges” there is inserted “ , or the preventing or removing of obstructions to the cycle track or the preventing or abating in any other way of nuisances or other interferences with the cycle track, ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 70 partly in force; s. 70 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 103(3); s. 70(2)(4) in force for E. at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(d) (with art. 3); s. 70(2)(4) in force for W. at 1.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(e) (with art. 3)

I2 S. 70(1) in force at 13.2.2004 for E. by S.I. 2004/292, art. 2(b)

I3 S. 70(1)(3) in force at 1.4.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/315, art. 2(b)

I4 S. 70(3) in force at 13.2.2004 for E. by S.I. 2004/292, art. 2(c)

Marginal Citations

M1 1988 c. 52.