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Countryside Act 1968

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. The Countryside Commission

    1. 1.General functions of the Commission

    2. 2.New functions of the Commission

    3. 3.Exercise of functions of Commission in Wales and Monmouthshire

    4. 4.Experimental projects or schemes

    5. 5.Grants and loans to persons other than public bodies

  3. New powers of local authorities

    1. 6.Country parks and commons: preliminary

    2. 7.Power to provide country parks

    3. 8.Country parks: sailing, boating, bathing and fishing

    4. 9.Powers exercisable over or near common land

    5. 10.Camping and picnic sites

  4. Nature conservation, National Parks and access to open country

    1. 11.Conservation of natural beauty

    2. 12.Facilities in or near National Parks

    3. 13.Lakes in National Parks: control of boats etc.

    4. 14.Conversion of moor and heath in National Parks to agricultural land

    5. 15.Areas of special scientific interest

    6. 16.Access to open country: rivers, canals and woodlands

    7. 17.Access orders: agricultural land

    8. 18.Access agreements: undertakings by landowners and others not to convert land into excepted land

    9. 19.Access to open country: protection for woodlands

    10. 20.Access to open country: contributions by local planning authorities to persons displaying maps and notices

    11. 21.Amendments of Act of 1949

  5. Water undertakers' reservoirs and other waters

    1. 22.Recreational facilities at water undertakers' reserviors and other waters

  6. Trees and woodlands

    1. 23.Provision of facilities by Forestry Commissioners

    2. 24.Amendments of Forestry Act 1967

    3. 25.Tree preservation orders: provision for compensation

    4. 26.Tree preservation orders: compensation under Planning Acts

  7. Public rights of way

    1. 27.Signposting of footpaths and bridleways

    2. 28.Duty to maintain stiles, etc., on footpaths and bridleways

    3. 29.Ploughing of footpath or bridleway

    4. 30.Riding of pedal bicycles on bridleways

    5. 31.Public paths; amendments as respects procedural and minor matters

  8. Traffic regulation orders

    1. 32.Traffic regulation orders for special areas in the countryside

  9. Financial

    1. 33.Exchequer grants for country parks

    2. 34.Exchequer grants for countryside

    3. 35.Exchequer grants for Lee Valley Regional Park

    4. 36.Exchequer grants: general provisions

  10. Supplemental

    1. 37.Protection for interests in countryside

    2. 38.Avoidance of pollution

    3. 39.Local authority committees and joint boards

    4. 40.National parks joint planning board: expenses of members or officers

    5. 41.Power to make byelaws and related provisions about wardens

    6. 42.Wardens

    7. 43.General provisions as to local authority powers conferred by Act

    8. 44.Power to amend local Acts concerning local authorities

    9. 45.Agreements with landowners

    10. 46.Application of general provisions of Act of 1949

    11. 47.Crown land

    12. 48.Expenses and payments into Exchequer

    13. 49.Interpretation

    14. 50.Short title, repeals, commencement and extent

  11. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Proposals submitted to Statutory Undertakers and other Authorities

      1. 1.This Schedule has effect where any authority are consulted in...

      2. 2.(1) If the authority withhold their consent to the proposals...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Procedure for taking Common Land

      1. 1.(1) For the purpose of enabling a local authority to...

      2. Preliminary notices

        1. 2.(1) Before a local authority apply to the Minister for...

      3. Compulsory purchase

        1. 3.(1) A local authority shall have power to acquire compulsorily...

      4. Acquisition by agreement and appropriation

        1. 4.(1) A local authority shall not acquire by agreement, or...

      5. Power to override restrictions affecting common land

        1. 5.No restrictions applying to commons generally, or to any particular...

      6. Protection for statutory undertakers

        1. 6.References in this Schedule to commonable and other rights in...

      7. Interpretation

        1. 7.In this Schedule " common land" has the meaning given...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Public Rights of Way

      1. PART I Miscellaneous Amendments

        1. ACT OF 1949

          1. Section 29 (representations and objections as to draft maps and statements)

          2. Section 33 (revision of maps and statements)

          3. Section 38(2) (places where maps and statements are to be available for inspection)

        2. WATER ACT 1945 (1945 c. 42)

          1. Section 23 (orders authorising construction of works, etc.)

        3. ACQUISITION OF LAND (AUTHORISATION PROCEDURE) ACT 1946 (1946 c. 49)

          1. Section 3 (power to extinguish certain public rights of way)

            1. 1.Section 3(1) shall have effect with the substitution for references...

            2. 2.In the case of an order under section 3(1) extinguishing...

            3. 3.These amendments of section 3 of the Act of 1946...

            4. 4.These amendments of the said section 3 shall not apply...

        4. HIGHWAYS ACT 1959 (1959 c. 25)

          1. Sections 27 and 28 (creation of footpaths)

          2. Section 32 (protection for agriculture and forestry)

          3. Sections 110 and 111 (stopping up and diversion of footpaths)

          4. Section 112(5) (public path diversion order made at instance of Minister)

          5. Section 126 (authority for erection of stiles etc. in footpath or bridleway)

          6. Schedule 7 (Orders for creation, extinguishment or diversion of public paths)

            1. 1.Paragraph 2 of the Schedule shall have effect as respects...

            2. 2.If no representations or objections are duly made, or if...

            3. 3.The authority shall not confirm a public path extinguishment order...

            4. 4.The words " or confirmed as an unopposed order" shall...

            5. 5.Section 286(2) of the Act of 1959 (variation or revocation...

            6. 6.In paragraph 3(1) of the said Schedule 7 (regulations about...

            7. 7.These amendments of the Act of 1959 shall not affect...

        5. WATER RESOURCES ACT 1963 (1963 c. 38)

          1. Section 67 (compulsory powers for carrying out works of building or engineering)

      2. PART II Revision of Maps and Statements

        1. 1.Any review or further review begun under section 33 of...

        2. 2.(1) Before carrying out the review the authority shall consult...

        3. 3.The review shall include the preparation of a revised map...

        4. 4.(1) On completing the preparation of the draft map and...

        5. 5.(1) This paragraph has effect as respects the revised map...

        6. 6.This Part of this Schedule shall be construed as one...

      3. PART III Roads Used as Public Paths

        1. The special review

          1. 7.In this Part of this Schedule the " special review...

          2. 8.(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the draft...

        2. Reclassification of roads used as public paths

          1. 9.(1) In the special review the draft revision, and the...

        3. Test for reclassification

          1. 10.The considerations to be taken into account in deciding in...

        4. Procedure on special review

          1. 11.(1) Part II of this Schedule shall apply to a...

        5. Survey begun after commencement of Act

          1. 12.(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, paragraphs 9...

        6. Interpretation and construction

          1. 13.(1) In this Part of this Schedule references to a...

      4. PART IV Timing of Reviews

        1. 14.(1) The period covered by a review, that is to...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Local Authority Committees and Joint Boards

      1. Planning committees

        1. 1.(1) Part I of Schedule 2 to the Town and...

      2. Local planning authorities' joint advisory committees

        1. 2.(1) The purposes for which under Part II of Schedule...

      3. Joint planning boards

        1. 3.An order under section 2(2) of the said Act of...

      4. Appointment of members of board or committee for National Park area

        1. 4.(1) Not less than one third of the members of—...

      5. Interpretation

        1. 5.In this Schedule " appropriate countryside functions " means such...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Repeals

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