Part IX Functions

The environment

187 Local highway authorities and maintenance powers of district councils.

F11

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With respect to footpaths and bridleways within their area a district council F2or, where they are not the highway authority, a Welsh principal council shall have—

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the like powers as a highway authority under section 57(3) of the National Parks and Access to the M1Countryside Act 1949 (prosecution of offences of displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use), and

F1b

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F14

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