Countryside Act 1968
The Natural Resources Body for Wales
1General functions of the Countryside Council for Wales
2 Countryside Functions of Natural Resources Body for Wales .
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4 Experimental projects or schemes.
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New powers of local authorities
6 Country parks and commons: preliminary.
7 Power to provide country parks.
8 Country parks: sailing, boating, bathing and fishing.
9 Powers exercisable over or near common land.
10 Camping and picnic sites.
Nature conservation, National Parks and access to open country
11 Conservation of natural beauty.
12 Facilities in or near National Parks.
13 Lakes in National Parks: control of boats etc.
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15 Areas of special scientific interest.
15A Compulsory purchase.
16 Access to open country: rivers, canals and woodlands.
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18 Access agreements: undertakings by landowners and others not to convert land into excepted land.
19 Access to open country: protection for woodlands.
20 Access to open country: contributions by local planning authorities to persons displaying maps and notices.
21 Amendments of Act of 1949.
Water undertakers’ reservoirs and other waters
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Trees and woodlands
23 Provisions of facilities by Forestry Commissioners.
24 Amendments of Forestry Act 1967.
24AIncidental powers of the Commissioners
25, 26 Trees and woodlands
Public rights of way
27 Signposting of footpaths and bridleways.
28, 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 Riding of pedal bicycles on bridleways.
31 Public paths: amendments as respects procedural and minor matters.
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33—35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Supplemental
37 Protection for interests in countryside.
38 Avoidance of pollution.
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40 National parks joint planning board: expenses of members or officers.
41 Power to make byelaws and related provisions about wardens.
42 Wardens.
43 General provisions as to local authority powers conferred by Act.
44 Power to amend local Acts concerning local authorities.
45 Agreements with landowners.
46 Application of general provisions of Act of 1949.
47 Crown land.
47A Application to the Broads Authority.
48 Expenses and payments into Exchequer.
49 Interpretation.
50 Short title, repeals, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Proposals Submitted to Statutory Undertakers and other Authorities
1This Schedule has effect where any authority are consulted in...
2(1) If the authority withhold their consent to the proposals...
SCHEDULE 2 Procedure for taking Common Land
1(1) For the purpose of enabling a local authority to...
Preliminary notices
2(1) Before the local authority apply to the Minister for...
Compulsory purchase
3(1) A local authority shall have power to acquire compulsorily...
Acquisition by agreement and appropriation.
4(1) A local authority shall not acquire by agreement, or...
Power to override restrictions affecting common land
5No restrictions applying to commons generally, or to any particular...
Protection for statutory undertakers
6References in this Schedule to commonable and other rights in...
Interpretation
7In this Schedule “common land” has the meaning given by...
SCHEDULE 3 Public Rights of Way
Part I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parts II-IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5 Repeals

Countryside Act 1968

1968 c. 41

An Act to enlarge the functions of the F1Agency established under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, to confer new powers on local authorities and other bodies for the conservation and enhancement of natural beauty and for the benefit of those resorting to the countryside and to make other provision for the matters dealt with in the Act of 1949 and generally as respects the countryside, and to amend the law about trees and woodlands, and footpaths and bridleways, and other public paths.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Act wholly in force at 3.8.1968, see s. 50(3)

Amendments (Textual)
F1

Word in long title substituted (20.2.1999) by S.I. 1999/416 art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 4(5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

References to a local planning authority to be construed in accordance with Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 184(1)(2)(b)(4)(5), Sch. 17

C2

Act: functions transferred (E.W.) (19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 68(2)(a)(8), 125(2) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)

C3

Act modified (E.W.) (19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 68(2)(b)(c), 125(2) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)

C4

Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, sch. 1

Act (except s. 47(4)): transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1