SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Strategic highways companies: consequential and supplemental amendments

PART 1Highways Act 1980

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(1)

Section 26 (compulsory powers for creation of footpaths, bridleways and restricted byways) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

after “local authority” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”;

(b)

after “the authority” insert “ or company ”;

(c)

after “them”, wherever occurring, insert “ or it ”.

(3)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

after the first “local authority” insert “ and a strategic highways company ”;

(b)

omit “other”.

(4)

In subsection (3A)(b), after “local authority” insert “ and a strategic highways company ”.