# The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 5: Restriction on the right of access with dogs

Extent: E+W

(1) Any restriction on the right of access which is imposed by the owner of any land under section 23(1) or (2) shall only be effective if notice is given by that person to the relevant authority in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Notice given by the owner of the land for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall be in writing and shall state—
(a) his name and postal address;
(b) the nature of his interest in the land to which the restriction will apply;
(c) the location and extent of the land to be affected by the restriction, sufficiently to enable it to be identified by the relevant authority, whether by marking it on a map or otherwise;
(d) the period of the restriction;
(e) whether the restriction is imposed under section 23(1) or under section 23(2); and
(f) that—
(i) in the case of a restriction to be imposed under section 23(1), the land is a moor managed for the breeding and shooting of grouse and will remain so during the period referred to in sub-paragraph (d); or
(ii) in the case of a restriction to be imposed under section 23(2), the land will be used in connection with lambing during the period referred to in that sub-paragraph.
(3) Notice given by the owner of land for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall not have effect so as to restrict the right of access earlier than—
(a) in the case of a restriction to be imposed under section 23(1), the expiry of one calendar month from the day on which it is received by the relevant authority; and
(b) in the case of a restriction to be imposed under section 23(2), the expiry of five working days from that day.
(4) Notice given under paragraph (1) may be withdrawn by the person who gave it or, where he has ceased to hold the land, by his successor in title, by means of further notice to the relevant authority in writing or, subject to paragraph (5), by telephone, provided that, in the case of a restriction imposed under section 23(2), such notice is received by the authority not less than two working days before the time at which the restriction is to commence.
(5) Where, pursuant to paragraph (4), notice withdrawing any notice under paragraph (1) is given by telephone, it shall not be effective unless the relevant authority indicate during the course of the telephone conversation in which the information is given to them that they are satisfied as to the identity of the person giving it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2713/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-the-countryside-exclusions-and-restrictions-england-regulations-2003/regulation-5
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