Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

7 Section 203 (extinguishment of public rights of way over land held for planning purposes) shall have effect as if—

(a) in subsection (1), for " Where " there were substituted " Subject to subsection (1A) of this section, where " ; and

(b) the following subsection were inserted after that subsection : —

“(1A) Where any land has been acquired by an urban development corporation or has vested in such a corporation and is for the time being held by them for the purpose of regenerating their area—

(a) the Secretary of State may by order extinguish any public right of way over the land if he is satisfied that an alternative right of way has been or will be provided or that the provisions of an alternative right of way is not required ;

(b) subject to section 206 of this Act, the urban development corporation may by order extinguish any such right over the land, being a footpath or bridleway, if they are satisfied as aforesaid.”; and

(c) at the end of subsection (2) there were added " and any reference to an urban development corporation is a reference to an urban development corporation established by an order under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. ".