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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5E+W Definitive maps and statements and restricted byways

Part IIE+W Amendments of other Acts

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)E+W

12(1)Section 51 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (general provisions as to long-distance routes) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (2)(a), for the words from “any public path” to the end there is substituted “ any highway along which the route passes and which is a public path, a restricted byway or a way shown in a definitive map and statement as a restricted byway or byway open to all traffic; ”.

(3)In subsection (5), for the words from “existing public paths” to “route passes” there is substituted “ existing highways falling within paragraph (a) of that subsection ”.

(4)After that subsection there is inserted—

(6)In this section—

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 2.5.2006 for E. by S.I. 2006/1172, art. 2(g)(iv)

I2Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 11.5.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/1279, art. 2(g)

13(1)Section 57 of that Act (penalty for displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1), for “road used as a public path” there is substituted “ restricted byway ”.

(3)In subsection (3), for “or road used as a public path” there is substituted “ restricted byway or byway open to all traffic ”.

(4)After that subsection there is inserted—

(4)In this section—

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 2.5.2006 for E. by S.I. 2006/1172, art. 2(g)(iv)

I4Sch. 5 para. 13 in force at 11.5.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/1279, art. 2(g)