# Local Government Act 1972, Section 187: Local highway authorities and maintenance powers of district councils.

Extent: E+W

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(3) With respect to footpaths , bridleways and restricted byways within their area a district council or, 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 Countryside Act 1949 (prosecution of offences of displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use), and
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3A) “Restricted byway“ has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/187 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/section-187
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