Section 201 Order extinguishing right to use vehicles on highway.

The provisions of this section shall have effect where a competent authority by resolution adopt a proposal for improving the amenity of part of their area, being a proposal which involves a F1road in that area (being a road over which the public have a right of way with vehicles, but not a trunk road or a road classified as a principal road for the purposes of advances under section F23 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984) being changed to a footpath or bridleway

F3Subject to section 206 of this Act and to subsection (9) of this section, the competent authority may by order provide for the extinguishment of any right which persons may have to use vehicles on that F4road.

An order made under subsection (2) of this section may include such provision as the F5competent authority (after consultation with the F6 planning authority and the F7roads authority, if different from the competent authority) thinks fit for permitting the use on the road of vehicles (whether mechanically propelled or not) in such cases as may be specified in the order, notwithstanding the extinguishment of any such right as is mentioned in that subsection; and any such provision may be framed by reference to particular descriptions of vehicles, or to particular persons by whom, or on whose authority, vehicles may be used, or to the circumstances in which, or the times at which, vehicles may be used for particular purposes.

No provision contained in, or having effect under, any enactment, being a provision prohibiting or restricting the use of footpaths or bridleways shall affect any use of a vehicle on a F8road in relation to which an order made under subsection (2) of this section has effect, where the use is permitted in accordance with provisions of the order included by virtue of subsection (3) of this section.

Any person who, at the time of an order under subsection (2) of this section coming into force, has an interest in land having lawful access to a road to which the order relates shall be entitled to be compensated by the competent authority in respect of any depreciation in the value of his interest which is directly attributable to the order and of any other loss or damage which is so attributable.

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A claim for compensation under subsection (5) of this section shall be made to the competent authority within the time and in the manner prescribed by regulations under this Act.

Sections 167 and 168 of this Act shall have effect in relation to compensation under subsection (5) of this section as they have effect in relation to compensation to which those sections apply.

Without prejudice to section 273(3) of this Act, the F10competent authority may, subject to section 206 of this Act and to subsection (9) of this section by order revoke an order made by them in relation to a road under subsection (2) of this section; and the effect of the order shall be to reinstate any right to use vehicles on the road, being a right which was extinguished by virtue of the order under that subsection.

The competent authorities for the purposes of this section are local authorities, and a competent authority shall not make an order under subsection (2) or (8) of this section, if they are not the roads authority, without obtaining the consent of that authority.

An order under this section—

The provisions of this section shall have effect without prejudice to—