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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3196",
  "legislation_title": "The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) Regulations 2004",
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  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Public rights of way",
  "text": "A farmer must not—\n(a) without lawful authority or excuse, disturb the surface of a visible footpath, a visible bridleway, or any other visible highway which consists or comprises a carriageway other than a made-up carriageway, so as to render it inconvenient for the exercise of a public right of way; or\n(b) without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstruct the free passage along a visible highway.",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See, in particular, section 134 of the Highways Act 1980 (1980 c. 66)."
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