# The Set-Aside Access (Scotland) Regulations 1994, Regulation 4: Requirements in relation to the access area


(1) The access area shall be a continuous area of land consisting of—
(a) a strip or strips of land 10 metres wide (“access route”); and
(b) whole or part fields (“open field site”).
(2) The access area shall comply with at least one of the following requirements:—
(a) its proximity to a centre of population is such that in the opinion of the Secretary of State members of the public would make significant use of it;
(b) it shall provide access to, or to the vicinity of, a landscape feature, a vantage point or a site of archaeological, historical or wildlife interest;
(c) it shall provide a link between two or more existing public rights of way; or
(d) it shall provide a continuous circular walk of at least 1.5 kilometres in length.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3085/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/set-aside-access-scotland-regulations-1994/regulation-4
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