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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-scotland-act-1967/section-47",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-scotland-act-1967/section-47.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1967/86",
  "legislation_title": "Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-scotland-act-1967",
  "path": "section/47",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part III.",
  "text": "In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“bridleway” means a way over which the public have the following, but no other, rights of way, that is to say, a right of way on foot and a right of way on horseback or leading a horse, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along that way;\n“footpath” means a way over which the public have the following, but no other, rights of way, that is to say, a right of way on foot with or without a right of way on pedal cycles;\n“horse” includes pony, ass and mule, and “horseback” shall be construed accordingly;\n“public path” has the meaning assigned to it in section 30 of this Act ;and\n“ public road ” has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.\nand references to a right of way do not include references to access rights within the meaning of section 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2)",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Definition added by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), Sch. 9 para. 60(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 47 inserted (9.2.2005) by Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2), s. 100(3), Sch. 2 para. 5 (with s. 100(2)); S.S.I. 2005/17, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1984 c. 54(108)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/86/section/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:54:51.044235+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."
}