# Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025, Paragraph 54: Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37)

Extent: E+W

(1) The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 53 (extinguishment of unrecorded rights of way)—
(a) in subsection (1), after “applies to a highway” insert “in England”;
(b) in subsection (3), after “public right of way” insert “over land in England”;
(c) in the heading, at the end insert “: England”.
(3) In section 54 (excepted highways and rights of way)—
(a) in subsection (1)(d), for the words from “made” to “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “made by the Secretary of State”;
(b) in subsection (5)(c), for the words from “made” to “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “made by the Secretary of State”;
(c) in the heading, at the end insert “: England”.
(4) In section 55 (bridleway rights)—
(a) in subsection (1), after “over any way” insert “in England”;
(b) in the heading, at the end insert “: England”.
(5) In section 56 (cut-off date for extinguishment etc.)—
(a) in subsection (2)—
(i) omit the words from “(as respects England)” to “(as respects Wales)”;
(ii) in paragraph (b) omit “or the National Assembly for Wales (as the case may be)”;
(b) in the heading, at the end insert “: England”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/3/schedule/1/paragraph/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legislation-procedure-publication-and-repeals-wales-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-54
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

