19. In section 25 of that Act (avoidance or risk of fire or of danger to the public)—E+W
(a)after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply in relation to land which is coastal margin if it is—
(a)land over which the line of an approved section of the English coastal route, an official alternative route or a temporary route passes, or
(b)land which is adjacent to and within 2 metres either side of such a line.”,
(b)in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) add—
“, and
(c)in the case of a direction relating to land which is coastal margin, a period which is to be determined by a specified person in accordance with the direction and, where the direction so requires, notified to the relevant authority by the specified person in accordance with the direction.”, and
(c)after subsection (5) add—
“(6) Nothing in subsection (4) or (5) applies in relation to land which is coastal margin.
(7) In this section—
“approved section of the English coastal route” means a route (other than an official alternative route) in relevant approved proposals (within the meaning of section 3A);
“official alternative route” has the meaning given by section 55J of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949(1);
“temporary route” means a route for the time being having effect by virtue of a direction under section 55I of that Act(2)”.
1949 c. 97. Section 55J was inserted by section 302 of the 2009 Act.
Section 55I was inserted by section 302 of the 2009 Act.