Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)

15 In section 116 of the 1980 Act (power of magistrates' court to authorise stopping up or diversion of highway) in subsection (4), for “or bridleway” there is substituted “, bridleway or restricted byway”.

16 In section 329 of the 1980 Act (interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (1) after the definition of “reconstruction” there is inserted—

““restricted byway” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;”,

(b) in subsection (2) for “either “bridleway” or “footpath”” there is substituted ““bridleway”, “footpath” or “restricted byway””.