# The Access to the Countryside (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, Article 41: Maps of land subject to public access


(1) A district council whose district comprises any land—
(a) which is subject to an access agreement or order, or
(b) which has been acquired under Article 39 or 40 and is for the time being held for the purpose for which it was acquired,
shall prepare and keep up to date a map, on such scale as may be prescribed, defining in such manner as may be prescribed—
(i) the land to which sub-paragraph (a) or (b) applies,
(ii) in the case of land to which sub-paragraph (a) applies, any land comprised therein which is excepted land,
(iii) in the case of land to which sub-paragraph (b) applies, any such land from which, for the purpose of avoiding danger to the public or to persons employed there or for any other reason, the public are excluded.
(2) A district council to which paragraph (1) applies shall make copies of the map and of the notices referred to in sub-paragraph (b) available for inspection by the public at such places as the district council may determine; and the district council shall display, at such places as it thinks fit, including places where the public obtain access to the land to which the map relates—
(a) reproductions of the map on an appropriate scale,
(b) notices specifying any restrictions on access to the land or any part of the land whether the restrictions have effect by virtue of any of the provisions of this Part or otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/1895/article/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-the-countryside-northern-ireland-order-1983/article-41
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