# The London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008, Article 19: Stopping up, diversion, provision and upgrading of footpaths and bridleways

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Harbour Authority may construct new bridleways and new footpaths along the lines shown on the footpath plans.
(2) The Harbour Authority may stop up the parts of the footpaths and bridleway specified in column 1 of Schedule 4 to the extent specified in column 2 of Schedule 4.
(3) No part of any footpath or bridleway specified in column 1 of Schedule 4 may be wholly or partly stopped up under this article unless the new footpath, bridleway or combined footpath and bridleway specified in column 3 of Schedule 4 has been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Harbour Authority and opened for public use.
(4) Where a part of a footpath or a part of a bridleway has been stopped up under this article, all rights of way over or along that part of the footpath or bridleway shall be extinguished and the Harbour Authority may appropriate and use the site and soil thereof.
(5) On first opening for public use the substituted rights of way specified in column 3 of Schedule 4 shall become highways maintainable at the public expense.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1261/article/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-gateway-port-harbour-empowerment-order-2008/article-19
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