Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97) E+W

12 (1) Section 51 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (general provisions as to long-distance routes) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (2)(a), for the words from “any public path” to the end there is substituted “ any highway along which the route passes and which is a public path, a restricted byway or a way shown in a definitive map and statement as a restricted byway or byway open to all traffic; ”.

(3) In subsection (5), for the words from “existing public paths” to “route passes” there is substituted “ existing highways falling within paragraph (a) of that subsection ”.

(4) After that subsection there is inserted—

“(6) In this section—

• “definitive map and statement” has the same meaning as in Part III of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; and

• “restricted byway” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 2.5.2006 for E. by S.I. 2006/1172, art. 2(g)(iv)

I2 Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 11.5.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/1279, art. 2(g)

13 (1) Section 57 of that Act (penalty for displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1), for “road used as a public path” there is substituted “ restricted byway ”.

(3) In subsection (3), for “or road used as a public path” there is substituted “ restricted byway or byway open to all traffic ”.

(4) After that subsection there is inserted—

“(4) In this section—

• “byway open to all traffic” has the same meaning as in Part III of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;

• “restricted byway” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.”

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 2.5.2006 for E. by S.I. 2006/1172, art. 2(g)(iv)

I4 Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 11.5.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/1279, art. 2(g)