# Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Paragraph 1


In section 26 of the 1980 Act (compulsory powers for creation of footpaths and bridleways) after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(3A) The considerations to which—
(a) the Secretary of State is to have regard in determining whether or not to confirm or make a public path creation order, and
(b) a local authority are to have regard in determining whether or not to confirm such an order as an unopposed order,
include any material provision of a rights of way improvement plan prepared by any local highway authority whose area includes land over which the proposed footpath or bridleway would be created.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/schedule/6/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-and-rights-of-way-act-2000/schedule-6/paragraph-1
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