# The Access to the Countryside (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, Article 3: Protection and maintenance


(1) A district council shall assert, protect and keep open and free from obstruction or encroachment any public right of way; and for this purpose a district council may institute proceedings in its own name.
(2) A district council may, after consultation with the owner of the land concerned, maintain any public right of way; but this paragraph shall not relieve any person from any liability to maintain a public right of way.
(3) A district council shall compile and preserve maps and other records of public rights of way in its district.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/1895/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-the-countryside-northern-ireland-order-1983/article-3
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