# The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Commencement No. 7) (Wales) Order 2005, Article 5: Transitional provisions


Article 2(b)(ii) (amendment of section 31 of the 1980 Act) does not apply where—
(a) an owner has, or the owner’s predecessors in title have, more than 6 years before 31 May 2005, deposited a map and statement in accordance with section 31(6) of the 1980 Act; and
(b) that owner has not, or the owner’s predecessors in title have not, within the period of 6 years ending on 31 May 2005, lodged a statutory declaration (whether or not a previous declaration has been lodged) in accordance with section 31(6) of the 1980 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/1314/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-and-rights-of-way-act-2000-commencement-no-7-wales-order-2005/article-5
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