{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-rights-of-way-combined-orders-england-regulations-2008/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-rights-of-way-combined-orders-england-regulations-2008/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/442",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Rights of Way (Combined Orders) (England) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-rights-of-way-combined-orders-england-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981;\n“section 53A Order” means an order to which section 53A of the Act applies by virtue of regulation 3, and a “relevant section 53A Order” is one for which a form is prescribed by any enactment.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 6.4.2008, see reg. 1(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Forms of orders for an order made under section 26, 118 or 119 of the Highways Act 1980 are prescribed in the Public Paths Orders Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/11, amended by S.I. 1995/451, 1997/2971, 1999/416, 2006/1177). Forms of orders for an order made under section 118A or 119A of the Highways Act 1980 are prescribed in the Rail Crossing Extinguishment and Diversion Orders Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/9, amended by S.I. 1995/451, 1996/416, 1997/2971, 2003/2155, 2006/1177). Forms of orders for an order made under section 118B(4) or 119B(4) of the Highways Act 1980 are prescribed in the Highways, Crime Prevention etc. (Special Extinguishment and Special Diversion Orders) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1479, amended by S.I. 2004/3168). A form of order for an order made under section 294 of the Housing Act 1985 is prescribed in the Housing (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/447, amended by S.I. 1997/2971). Forms of orders for an order made under section 257 or 258(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 are prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/10, amended by S.I. 1995/451, 1997/2971, 2006/1177). No forms of orders have been prescribed for an order made under section 119D of the Highways Act 1980, section 32 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, or section 247(2A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "uksi/2008/442",
      "affecting_title": "The Public Rights of Way (Combined Orders) (England) Regulations 2008"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/442/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T03:31:14.036176+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}