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6(1)Natural England may erect and maintain notices or signs within sub-paragraph (2) on—E+W
(a)any land over which the English coastal route passes, and
(b)any other land which is within section 296(5)(a) (land which is accessible to the public by virtue of section 3A of the CROW Act).
(2)The notices or signs within this sub-paragraph are those which—
(a)identify, or provide information about, the English coastal route (or any part of it), or
(b)warn the public of the existence of obstacles or hazards along that route,
and any other notices or signs which relate to the English coastal route.
(3)Before erecting a notice or sign on any land under this paragraph, Natural England must, so far as reasonably practicable, consult the owner and (if different) the person in lawful occupation of the land.
(4)Natural England may meet or contribute towards expenditure incurred or to be incurred by any person in displaying notices or signs of a kind which may be erected under this paragraph.
(5)Natural England may, in relation to any land, delegate to the access authority in relation to the land any function conferred on Natural England by this paragraph.
(6)Nothing in this paragraph applies in relation to the English coastal route in so far as it passes along—
(a)a public right of way over which there are rights of way for mechanically propelled vehicles, or
(b)a footway comprised in a highway which also comprises a way within paragraph (a).
(7)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (6)—
“mechanically propelled vehicle” does not include a vehicle falling within paragraph (c) of section 189(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52);
“footway” has the same meaning as in section 329 of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66).
7E+WIn section 19 of the CROW Act (notices indicating boundaries of access land etc), after subsection (4) insert—
“(5)In the case of access land that is coastal margin, the powers conferred on an access authority by this section are also exercisable by Natural England.”
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