National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (1949 c. 97)
- National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (1949 c. 97)
- Part I The National Parks Commission
- 1 The Countryside Council for Wales.
- 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 3 Power of Minister to give directions to the Council.
- 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part II National Parks
- 4A Application of Part II of this Act in Wales.
- 5 National Parks.
- 6 General duties of Natural England in relation to National Parks.
- 7 Designation and variation of National Parks.
- 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 9 Development plans relating to National Parks.
- 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 11A Duty of certain bodies and persons in relation to the purposes for which National Parks are designated.
- 12 Provision of accommodation, meals, refreshments, camping sites and parking places.
- 13 Improvement of waterways for purposes of open-air recreation.
- 14 Acquisition by Minister of land in National Parks.
- Part III Nature Conservation
- 15 Meaning of “nature reserve.”
- 15A Meaning of appropriate conservation body.
- 16 Agreements for management of nature reserves in Scotland and Wales
- 17 Compulsory acquisition of land by conservation body for establishment of nature reserves.
- 18 Compulsory acquisition of land by conservation body for maintenance of nature reserves.
- 19 Declarations that areas are nature reserves.
- 20 Byelaws for protection of nature reserves.
- 21 Establishment of nature reserves by local authorities.
- 22 Power of drainage authorities to do work in nature reserves.
- 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 26 Application of Part III to Scotland.
- Part IV Public Rights of Way
- Ascertainment of footpaths, bridleways and certain other highways
- 27–35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 39–50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Long-Distance Routes
- 50A Application of Part IV of this Act in Wales.
- 51 General provisions as to long-distance routes.
- 52 Approval of proposals relating to a long-distance route.
- 53 Ferries for purposes of long-distance routes.
- 54 Accommodation, meals and refreshments along long-distance routes.
- 55 Variation of approved proposals.
- 55A Proposals relating to the English coastal route
- 55B Route subject to erosion etc
- 55C Alternative routes
- 55D Coastal margin
- 55E Consideration of reports made pursuant to the coastal access duty
- 55F Directions under Part 1 of the CROW Act
- 55G Ferries for the purposes of the English coastal route
- 55H Variation pursuant to the coastal access duty
- 55I Temporary diversions
- 55J Interpretation of sections 55A to 55J
- Minor Amendments of Law relating to Rights of Way
- 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 57 Penalty for displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use.
- 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part V Access to Open Country
- 59 Provision for public access to open country.
- 60 Rights of public where access agreement, order in force.
- 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 64 Access agreements.
- 65 Access orders.
- 66 Effect of access agreement or order on rights and liabilities of owners.
- 67 Provision of means of access.
- 68 Power of local planning authority to enforce access.
- 69 Suspension of public access to avoid exceptional risk of fire.
- 70 Compensation for access orders.
- 71 Compensation to be assessed with regard to effect of first five years of access.
- 72 Claims for compensation and interest.
- 73 Payments on account in cases of special hardship.
- 74 Application to waterways in National Parks.
- 75 Exercise of powers under s. 13 as respects open country and waterways comprised in access orders.
- 76 Acquisition by local authorities of land for public access.
- 77 Acquisition by Ministers of land for public access.
- 78 Maps of land subject to public access.
- 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 80 Provisions as to danger areas.
- 81 Boundary notices.
- 82 Power of local planning authority to contribute to work carried out by other persons.
- 83 Repeal of 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 30.
- Part VI General, Financial and Supplementary
- 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- General powers and duties of Commission
- 85 General duty of Natural England and the Natural Resources Body for Wales to advise on questions relating to natural beauty.
- 86 Information services to be provided by Natural England.
- 86A Information services to be provided by Natural Resources Body for Wales.
- Areas of outstanding natural beauty
- 87 Designation of areas of outstanding natural beauty.
- 88 Functions of certain bodies in relation to areas of outstanding natural beauty.
- General Powers of Local Planning Authorities
- 89 Planting of trees and treatment of derelict land.
- 90 Local authority byelaws.
- 91 Default powers of Secretary of State as to certain byelaws.
- 92 Wardens.
- 93, 94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Financial Provisions
- 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 99 Contributions by local authorities.
- 100 Payments out of moneys provided by Parliament.
- Supplementary Provisions
- 101 Crown land.
- 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 103 General provisions as to acquisition of land.
- 104 General provisions as to appropriation and disposal of land.
- 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 106 Supplementary provisions as to byelaws.
- 106A Supplementary provisions as to byelaws made by the Natural Resources Body for Wales
- 107 Supplementary provisions as to compensation under ss. 20, 46 and 70.
- 108 Powers of entry.
- 109 †Application of provisions of Act of 1947 as to inquiries and service of notices.
- 110 Regulations and orders.
- 111 Application to Isles of Scilly.
- 111A Application to the Broads Authority.
- 112 Epping Forest and Burnham Beeches.
- 113 National Trust land.
- 114 Interpretation.
- 115 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- FIRST SCHEDULE Provisions as to Making, Confirmation, Coming into Operation and Validity of certain Instruments
- Orders designating National Parks, Public Path Orders, Diversion Orders and Extinguishment Orders, and Access Orders
- Provisions as to validity of orders, and of certain maps and statements prepared under Part IV of this Act
- Schedule 1A Coastal access reports
- Introductory
- Advertising etc of coastal access reports
- Objections by persons with relevant interest in affected land
- Referral of objections to the appointed person
- Determination of admissibility of objections
- Admissible objections
- Representations about reports
- Reference of objection to the appointed person
- Consideration of objections by appointed person
- Recommendations of the appointed person
- Information and documents
- Holding of local inquiries and other hearings by appointed person
- Supplementary provision about procedure in connection with objections
- Preliminary consultation
- Determinations under section 52
- Notice of determinations under section 52
- Interpretation
- SECOND SCHEDULE General Restrictions to be observed by Persons having access to Open Country or Waterways by virtue of Part V of Act
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