http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/119EHighways Act 1980An Act to consolidate the Highways Acts 1959 to 1971 and related enactments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.1981-03-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-07Expert Participation2026-07-01 Part VIII Stopping up and diversion of highways and stopping up of means of access to highways Stopping up and diversion of highways Provisions supplementary to section 119D.119E1An application under section 119D above shall be in such form as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by—aa map, on such scale as may be prescribed,—ishowing the existing site of so much of the line of the highway as would be diverted if the order were made and the new site to which it would be diverted,iiindicating whether a new right of way would be created by the order over the whole of the new site or whether some of it is already comprised in a highway, andiiiwhere some part of the new site is already so comprised, defining that part,bby an assessment in the prescribed form of the effects of public use of the right of way on the site of special scientific interest, andcby such other information as may be prescribed.2At least fourteen days before making an application under section 119D above, the appropriate conservation body shall give a notice in the prescribed form of their intention to do so—ato any owner, lessee or occupier of land over which the proposed order would create or extinguish a public right of way; andbto such other persons as may be prescribed; . . . c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3A council, in determining whether it is expedient to make or confirm an SSSI diversion order, and the Secretary of State, in determining whether to confirm such an order, shall, in particular, have regard to the following questions—awhether the council would be able to prevent damage of the kind referred to in section 119D(1) above by making a traffic regulation order, andbif so, whether the making of a traffic regulation order would cause less inconvenience to the public than that which would be caused by the diversion of the highway.4The Secretary of State, in determining whether it is expedient to make an SSSI diversion order under section 120(3) below in a case where by virtue of section 22(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 he has power to make a traffic regulation order shall, in particular, have regard to the following questions—awhether he would be able to prevent damage of the kind referred to in section 119D(1) above by making a traffic regulation order, andbif so, whether the making of a traffic regulation order would cause less inconvenience to the public than that which would be caused by the diversion of the highway.5An SSSI diversion order shall be in such form as may be prescribed and shall contain a map, on such scale as may be prescribed,—ashowing the existing site of so much of the line of the highway as is to be diverted by the order and the new site to which it is to be diverted,bindicating whether a new right of way is created by the order over the whole of the new site or whether some part of it is already comprised in a highway, andcwhere some part of the new site is already so comprised, defining that part.6Section 27 above (making up of new footpaths, bridleways and restricted byways) applies to a highway created by an SSSI diversion order with the substitution—afor references to a footpath, bridleway or restricted byway of references to a footpath, a bridleway, a restricted byway or a highway over which the public have a right of way for vehicular and all other kinds of traffic,bfor references to a public path creation order, of references to an SSSI diversion order, andcfor references to section 26(2) above, of references to section 120(3) below.7Neither section 27 nor section 36 above is to be regarded as obliging a highway authority to provide on any highway created by an SSSI diversion order a metalled carriage-way.8In this section—“the appropriate conservation body” has the same meaning as in section 119D above;“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;“site of special scientific interest” has the same meaning as in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;“traffic regulation order” means an order under section 1 or 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.S. 119E inserted (21.5.2007 for E. and otherwise prosp.) by 2000 c. 37, ss. 57, 103(3), Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 12; S.I. 2007/1493, art. 2Words in s. 119E(2)(a) inserted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 105(1), Sch. 11 para. 65; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2S. 119E(2)(c) and preceding word repealed (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), s. 105, Sch. 11 para. 65, Sch. 12; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 21984 c. 27. 1981 c. 69. Words in s. 119E(6) substituted (2.5.2006 for E. and 11.5.2006 for W.) by The Restricted Byways (Application and Consequential Amendment of Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1177), regs. 1(2)(4), 2, Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2006/1172, art. 2(a)-(d) (with art. 3); S.I. 2006/1279, art. 2(a)-(d) (with art. 3)Words in s. 119E(6)(a) substituted (2.5.2006 for E. and 11.5.2006 for W.) by The Restricted Byways (Application and Consequential Amendment of Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1177), regs. 1(2)(4), 2, Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2006/1172, art. 2(a)-(d) (with art. 3); S.I. 2006/1279, art. 2(a)-(d) (with art. 3)