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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-the-countryside-northern-ireland-order-1983/article-51",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1983/1895",
  "legislation_title": "The Access to the Countryside (Northern Ireland) Order 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-the-countryside-northern-ireland-order-1983",
  "path": "article/51",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Financial assistance by district councils",
  "text": "A district council may defray or contribute towards expenses incurred by any person or body of persons in assisting the council in carrying out its functions under—\nArticle 3 (protection and maintenance of public rights of way);\nArticle 4 (signposting of public rights of way);\nArticle 13 (making up and maintenance of public paths);\nArticle 41 (2) (displaying of notices of restrictions on public access);\nArticle 42 (4) (taking steps and carrying out works to protect the public from dangers);\nArticle 43 (erecting and maintaining boundary notices, etc.).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/1895/article/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:49:14.819858+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}