http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/section/18/2007-08-21Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000An Act to make new provision for public access to the countryside; to amend the law relating to public rights of way; to enable traffic regulation orders to be made for the purpose of conserving an area’s natural beauty; to make provision with respect to the driving of mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads; to amend the law relating to nature conservation and the protection of wildlife; to make further provision with respect to areas of outstanding natural beauty; and for connected purposes.2000-12-07texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-03-18Expert Participation2007-08-21 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000s. 84(7)(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 321(c)(i)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000s. 84(7)(b)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 321(c)(ii)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000Sch. 1 para. 15(3)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 324(b)(ii)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000Sch. 14 para. 1(a)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 325(a)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000Sch. 14 para. 1(b)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 325(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000s. 55ADeregulation Act 2015s. 20s. 115(7)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000s. 56ADeregulation Act 2015s. 21s. 115(7)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000s. 56BDeregulation Act 2015s. 22(1)s. 115(7)Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000Blanket amendmentThe Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011art. 3 4art. 3(2)art. 3(3) 4(2) 6(4)(5)art. 2 Part IChapter I181An access authority or a district council may appoint such number of persons as may appear to the authority making the appointment to be necessary or expedient, to act as wardens as respects access land in their area.2As respects access land in an area for which there is a local access forum, an access authority shall, before they first exercise the power under subsection (1) and thereafter from time to time, consult the local access forum about the exercise of that power.3Wardens may be appointed under subsection (1) for the following purposes—ato secure compliance with byelaws under section 17 and with the general restrictions in Schedule 2 and any other restrictions imposed under Chapter II,bto enforce any exclusion imposed under Chapter II,cin relation to the right conferred by section 2(1), to advise and assist the public and persons interested in access land,dto perform such other duties (if any) in relation to access land as the authority appointing them may determine.4For the purpose of exercising any function conferred on him by or under this section, a warden appointed under subsection (1) may enter upon any access land.5A warden appointed under subsection (1) shall, if so required, produce evidence of his authority before entering any access land in the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (4), and shall also produce evidence of his authority while he remains on the access land, if so required by any person.6Except as provided by subsection (4), this section does not authorise a warden appointed under subsection (1), on land in which any person other than the authority who appointed him has an interest, to do anything which apart from this section would be actionable at that person’s suit by virtue of that interest.S. 18 in force at 21.6.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/1489, art. 2(a)S. 18 in force at 19.9.2004 for E. by S.I. 2004/2173, art. 2(1)(e)