Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 86)

Part III S Public Paths and Long-Distance Routes

Miscellaneous Provisions relating to Rights of Way S

47 Interpretation of Part III. S

In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “bridleway” means a way over which the public have the following, but no other, rights of way, that is to say, a right of way on foot and a right of way on horseback or leading a horse, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along that way;

• “footpath” means a way over which the public have the following, but no other, rights of way, that is to say, a right of way on foot with or without a right of way on pedal cycles;

• “horse” includes pony, ass and mule, and “horseback” shall be construed accordingly;

• “public path” has the meaning assigned to it in section 30 of this Act [F1 ;and

• “ public road ” has the same meaning as in the M1 Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. ]

  [F2 and references to a right of way do not include references to access rights within the meaning of section 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2)]

Textual Amendments

F1 Definition added by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), Sch. 9 para. 60(3)

F2 Words in s. 47 inserted (9.2.2005) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2), s. 100(3), Sch. 2 para. 5 (with s. 100(2)); S.S.I. 2005/17, art. 2(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 1984 c. 54(108).