Point in time view as at 10/08/2016.
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Section 305 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)No duty of care is owed by Natural England to any person under the law of negligence—
(a)when preparing or submitting proposals under section 51 or 55 of the 1949 Act (long-distance routes and variations of such routes) pursuant to the coastal access duty,
(b)in connection with any failure by it to erect, under paragraph 6 of Schedule 20, a notice or sign of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b) of that paragraph (notices or signs warning of obstacles or hazards), or
(c)in connection with any failure by it to exclude or restrict access under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the CROW Act to any land which is coastal margin, other than a failure within subsection (2).
(2)A failure is within this subsection if it arises as a result of Natural England—
(a)deciding not to act in accordance with an application under section 24 or 25 of that Act, or
(b)deciding not to act in accordance with representations made by a person on being consulted under section 27(5) of that Act (consultation of original applicant etc before revoking or varying a direction).
(3)In subsections (1) and (2) the references to Natural England include any person acting on its behalf.
(4)No duty of care is owed by the Secretary of State to any person under the law of negligence when—
(a)approving proposals (with or without modifications) under section 52 or 55 of the 1949 Act pursuant to the coastal access duty, or
(b)giving a direction under section 55 of that Act, pursuant to that duty.
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