Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

The Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 86)

60 (1) The Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In section 46 (protection and maintenance of public rights of way)—

(a) in subsection (2), for the words "footpath at the side of a road " there shall be substituted the word " footway " ; and

(b) in subsection (3), after the words "than a" there shall be inserted the word " public " .

(3) In section 47 (interpretation), at the end there shall be added the following definition— “; and

• ' public road ' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.”.

(4) In section 51(1), for the word " highway " there shall be substituted the word " roads " .

(5) In section 54 (power to make byelaws for the preservation of order etc.)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) the word " or" immediately following paragraph (d) shall cease to have effect;

(ii) after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following words— “; or

(f) a picnic site managed by them by virtue of section 4 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984,”; and

(iii) for the words " or waterway", in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words " , waterway or picnic site " ; and

(b) in subsection (2), for the words "or waterway", in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words " , waterway or picnic site " .

(6) In section 78(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of " enactment" there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “' footway' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”; and

(b) for the definition of " road " there shall be substituted the following definition—

• “' road' has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 ;”.