http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/section/70Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006An Act to make provision about bodies concerned with the natural environment and rural communities; to make provision in connection with wildlife, sites of special scientific interest, National Parks and the Broads; to amend the law relating to rights of way; to make provision as to the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council; to provide for flexible administrative arrangements in connection with functions relating to the environment and rural affairs and certain other functions; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-23Expert Participation2024-10-01 Part 6 Rights of way<Emphasis>Rights of way and mechanically propelled vehicles</Emphasis>Supplementary701In section 53(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (modification of definitive map and statement in consequence of certain events)—ain paragraph (b) (expiration of period raising a presumption of dedication), after “public path” insert “ or restricted byway ”, andbin paragraph (c)(i) (discovery of evidence of right of way), after “public path” insert “ , a restricted byway ”.2Amend section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (prohibition of driving mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads) as follows.3In subsection (2), omit “(subject to section 34A of this Act)”.4After subsection (2) insert—2AIt is not an offence under this section for a person with an interest in land, or a visitor to any land, to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road if, immediately before the commencement of section 47(2) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, the road was—ashown in a definitive map and statement as a road used as a public path, andbin use for obtaining access to the land by the driving of mechanically propelled vehicles by a person with an interest in the land or by visitors to the land.5In subsection (6), for “and section 34A of this Act do” substitute “ does ”.6In subsection (7), insert at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order—interest”, in relation to land, includes any estate in land and any right over land (whether exercisable by virtue of the ownership of an estate or interest in the land or by virtue of a licence or agreement) and, in particular, includes rights of common and sporting rights;.7After subsection (7) insert—8A person—aentering any land in exercise of rights conferred by virtue of section 2(1) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, orbentering any land which is treated by section 15(1) of that Act as being accessible to the public apart from that Act,is not for the purposes of subsection (2A) a visitor to the land.8In Schedule 7 to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), omit paragraphs 6 and 7.S. 70 in force at 2.5.2006 for E. immediately after the coming into force of 2000 c. 37, ss. 47-50 by S.I. 2006/1176, art. 6S. 70 in force at 16.11.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/2992, art. 2
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