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  "title": "The Local Access Forums (England) Regulations 2002",
  "short_title": "Local Access Forums 2002",
  "long_title": "Section 94 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 requires local highway authorities and National Park authorities to establish advisory bodies to be known as local access forums. The forums are required to advise about improvement of public access to land in their area for open-air recreational purposes. These Regulations, which extend to England only, make provision for the establishment and conduct of local access forums.",
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