# The Access to the Countryside (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, Article 21: Proposals for long distance routes


(1) Where it appears to a district council that the public should be enabled to make extensive journeys on foot, on pedal cycles or on horseback along a particular route, being a route which for the whole or the greater part of its length does not pass along roads mainly used by vehicles, the district council may prepare and submit to the Department a report under this Article.
(2) A report under this Article shall contain—
(a) a map showing the route, defining those parts of the route over which there exists a public right of way and indicating in each case the nature of that right;
(b) the proposals of the district council with regard to the provision, maintenance and enjoyment of the route;
(c) an estimate of the capital outlay and annual expenditure likely to be incurred by the district council or any other body or person in carrying out any such proposals;
(d) any representations made to the district council as a result of consultation under paragraph (4).
(3) A report under this Article may include proposals—
(a) for the maintenance or improvement of any public path or road along which the route passes;
(b) for the provision and maintenance of such new public paths as may be required for enabling the public to journey along the route;
(c) for the provision and operation of ferries where they are needed for completing the route;
(d) for the provision of accommodation, toilet facilities, meals and refreshments along the route;
and such recommendations as the district council thinks fit for the restriction of traffic on existing roads along which the route passes.
(4) Before submitting a report under this Article the district council shall consult the Department and such bodies or persons as appear to the district council to be likely to be affected by, or to have a particular interest or expertise in relation to, its proposals.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/1895/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-the-countryside-northern-ireland-order-1983/article-21
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