# The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004, Article 2: Appointed days

Extent: E+W

(1) 19th September 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a) section 2 (rights of public in relation to access land) in so far as it relates to any access land—
(i) which is access land by virtue of section 1(1)(a) or (b); and
(ii) which lies within an area covered by one of the maps in conclusive form issued by the Countryside Agency for the purposes of Part I on 4th May 2004 and 2nd June 2004;
(b) section 12 (effect of right of access on rights and liabilities of owners);
(c) section 13 (occupiers' liability);
(d) section 14 (offence of displaying on access land notices deterring public use);
(e) section 18 (wardens);
(f) section 20 (codes of conduct and other information);
(g) section 46(3) (which introduces Schedule 4) in so far as it relates to the provisions in Schedule 4 referred to in sub-paragraph (i) below;
(h) Schedule 2 (restrictions to be observed by persons exercising right of access); and
(i) paragraphs 2 (amendment to the Forestry Act 1967) and 3 (amendment to the Agriculture Act 1967) of Schedule 4.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 2 in so far as it relates to any access land—
(i) which is access land solely by virtue of section 1(1)(e); and
(ii) which lies within an area covered by one of the maps in conclusive form referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) above,
is 19th September 2004 or the end of a period of six months beginning with the day on which the land is dedicated for the purposes of Part I under section 16 (dedication of land as access land), whichever is the later.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2173/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-and-rights-of-way-act-2000-commencement-no-5-order-2004/article-2
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