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Section 187 Local highway authorities and maintenance powers of district councils.C1

England and Wales

F11)(2)

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(3)

With respect to footpaths F2, bridleways and restricted byways within their area a district council F3or, where they are not the highway authority, a Welsh principal council shall have—

(a)

the like powers as a highway authority under section 57(3) of the National Parks and Access to the M1Countryside Act 1949 (prosecution of offences of displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use), and

(b)

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F4(3A)

“Restricted byway“ has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 187(1)(2)(3)(b)(4)–(8) repealed by Highways Act 1980 (c. 66, SIF 59), s. 343(3), Sch. 25

F2

Words in s. 187(3) substituted (2.5.2006 for E., 11.5.2006 for W.) by The Restricted Byways (Application and Consequential Amendment of Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1177), regs. 1(2)(4), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2006/1172; S.I. 2006/1279

F3

Words in s. 187(3) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(5), Sch. 15 para. 37 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2

F4

S. 187(3A) inserted (2.5.2006 for E., 11.5.2006 for W.) by The Restricted Byways (Application and Consequential Amendment of Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1177), regs. 1(2)(4), 2(2), Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2006/1172; S.I. 2006/1279

Marginal citations

M1

1949 c. 97.

Modifications

C1

S. 187 applied (2.5.2006 for E., 11.5.2006 for W.) by The Restricted Byways (Application and Consequential Amendment of Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1177), regs. 1(2)(4), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2006/1172; S.I. 2006/1279