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22.—(1) In this regulation—
(a)access to land by a person or persons will be for a “lawful” purpose on any occasion if he or they may access the land on that occasion without committing an offence or trespassing on the land; and
(b)“byway open to all traffic” has the meaning given by section 66(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the following is prescribed as an additional matter in respect of which it is the function of local access forums to advise—
“public access to land in the area for which a forum is established for any lawful purpose other than the purposes mentioned in section 94(4)”(2).
(3) The function conferred by paragraph (2) is exercisable in relation to access by mechanically propelled vehicles only insofar as the access relates to byways open to all traffic.
The purposes mentioned in section 94(4) are the improvement of public access to land in the area for which the forum is established for the purposes of open-air recreation and the enjoyment of the area.
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