Part II Public rights of way and road traffic

Miscellaneous

I170 Minor amendments.

I2I41

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.

I3I43

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 M1Road 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, ”.