National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

Geo6/12-13-14 c. 97 · Enacted 16 December 1949 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Contents

1. Part I: The National Parks Commission
2. 1The Countryside Council for Wales. Repealed
3. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
4. 3Power of Minister to give directions to the Council. Repealed
5. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
6. Part II: National Parks
7. 4AApplication of Part II of this Act in Wales.
8. 5National Parks.
9. 6General duties of Natural England in relation to National Parks.
10. 7Designation and variation of National Parks.
11. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
12. 9Development plans relating to National Parks.
13. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
14. 11Section 11 Repealed
15. 11ADuty of certain bodies and persons in relation to the purposes for which National Parks are designated.
16. 12Provision of accommodation, meals, refreshments, camping sites and parking places.
17. 13Improvement of waterways for purposes of open-air recreation.
18. 14Acquisition by Minister of land in National Parks.
19. Part III: Nature Conservation
20. 15Meaning of “nature reserve.”
21. 15AMeaning of appropriate conservation body.
22. 16Agreements for management of nature reserves in Scotland and Wales
23. 17Compulsory acquisition of land by conservation body for establishment of nature reserves.
24. 18Compulsory acquisition of land by conservation body for maintenance of nature reserves.
25. 19Declarations that areas are nature reserves.
26. 20Byelaws for protection of nature reserves.
27. 21Establishment of nature reserves by local authorities.
28. 22Power of drainage authorities to do work in nature reserves.
29. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
30. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
31. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
32. 26Application of Part III to Scotland.
33. Part IV: Public Rights of Way
34. Ascertainment of footpaths, bridleways and certain other highways
35. 27–35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
36. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
37. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
38. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
39. 39–50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
40. Long-Distance Routes
41. 50AApplication of Part IV of this Act in Wales.
42. 51General provisions as to long-distance routes.
43. 52Approval of proposals relating to a long-distance route.
44. 53Ferries for purposes of long-distance routes.
45. 54Accommodation, meals and refreshments along long-distance routes.
46. 55Variation of approved proposals.
47. 55AProposals relating to the English coastal route
48. 55BRoute subject to erosion etc
49. 55CAlternative routes
50. 55DCoastal margin
51. 55EConsideration of reports made pursuant to the coastal access duty
52. 55FDirections under Part 1 of the CROW Act
53. 55GFerries for the purposes of the English coastal route
54. 55HVariation pursuant to the coastal access duty
55. 55ITemporary diversions
56. 55JInterpretation of sections 55A to 55J
57. Minor Amendments of Law relating to Rights of Way
58. 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
59. 57Penalty for displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use.
60. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
61. Part V: Access to Open Country
62. 59Provision for public access to open country.
63. 60Rights of public where access agreement, order in force.
64. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
65. 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
66. 63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
67. 64Access agreements.
68. 65Access orders.
69. 66Effect of access agreement or order on rights and liabilities of owners.
70. 67Provision of means of access.
71. 68Power of local planning authority to enforce access.
72. 69Suspension of public access to avoid exceptional risk of fire.
73. 70Compensation for access orders.
74. 71Compensation to be assessed with regard to effect of first five years of access.
75. 72Claims for compensation and interest.
76. 73Payments on account in cases of special hardship.
77. 74Application to waterways in National Parks.
78. 75Exercise of powers under s. 13 as respects open country and waterways comprised in access orders.
79. 76Acquisition by local authorities of land for public access.
80. 77Acquisition by Ministers of land for public access.
81. 78Maps of land subject to public access.
82. 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
83. 80Provisions as to danger areas.
84. 81Boundary notices.
85. 82Power of local planning authority to contribute to work carried out by other persons.
86. 83Repeal of 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 30.
87. Part VI: General, Financial and Supplementary
88. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
89. General powers and duties of Commission
90. 85General duty of Natural England and the Natural Resources Body for Wales to advise on questions relating to natural beauty.
91. 86Information services to be provided by Natural England.
92. 86AInformation services to be provided by Natural Resources Body for Wales.
93. Areas of outstanding natural beauty
94. 87Designation of areas of outstanding natural beauty. Repealed
95. 88Functions of certain bodies in relation to areas of outstanding natural beauty. Repealed
96. General Powers of Local Planning Authorities
97. 89Planting of trees and treatment of derelict land.
98. 90Local authority byelaws.
99. 91Default powers of Secretary of State as to certain byelaws.
100. 92Wardens.
101. 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
102. Financial Provisions
103. 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
104. 96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
105. 97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
106. 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
107. 99Contributions by local authorities.
108. 100Payments out of moneys provided by Parliament.
109. Supplementary Provisions
110. 101Crown land.
111. 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
112. 103General provisions as to acquisition of land.
113. 104General provisions as to appropriation and disposal of land.
114. 105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
115. 106Supplementary provisions as to byelaws.
116. 106ASupplementary provisions as to byelaws made by the Natural Resources Body for Wales
117. 107Supplementary provisions as to compensation under ss. 20, 46 and 70.
118. 108Powers of entry.
119. 109†Application of provisions of Act of 1947 as to inquiries and service of notices.
120. 110Regulations and orders.
121. 111Application to Isles of Scilly.
122. 111AApplication to the Broads Authority.
123. 112Epping Forest and Burnham Beeches.
124. 113National Trust land.
125. 114Interpretation.
126. 115Short title and extent.
127. Schedule FIRST SCHEDULE: Provisions as to Making, Confirmation, Coming into Operation and Validity of certain Instruments
128. Part I
129. Orders designating National Parks, Public Path Orders, Diversion Orders and Extinguishment Orders, and Access Orders
130. 1Paragraph 1
131. 2Paragraph 2
132. 3Paragraph 3
133. 3AParagraph 3A
134. 4Paragraph 4
135. II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136. Part III
137. Provisions as to validity of orders, and of certain maps and statements prepared under Part IV of this Act
138. 8Paragraph 8
139. 9Paragraph 9
140. 10Paragraph 10
141. 11Paragraph 11
142. Schedule 1A: Coastal access reports
143. Introductory
144. 1Paragraph 1
145. Advertising etc of coastal access reports
146. 2Paragraph 2
147. Objections by persons with relevant interest in affected land
148. 3Paragraph 3
149. Referral of objections to the appointed person
150. 4Paragraph 4
151. Determination of admissibility of objections
152. 5Paragraph 5
153. Admissible objections
154. 6Paragraph 6
155. Representations about reports
156. 7Paragraph 7
157. 8Paragraph 8
158. Reference of objection to the appointed person
159. 9Paragraph 9
160. Consideration of objections by appointed person
161. 10Paragraph 10
162. Recommendations of the appointed person
163. 11Paragraph 11
164. Information and documents
165. 12Paragraph 12
166. Holding of local inquiries and other hearings by appointed person
167. 13Paragraph 13
168. Supplementary provision about procedure in connection with objections
169. 14Paragraph 14
170. Preliminary consultation
171. 15Paragraph 15
172. Determinations under section 52
173. 16Paragraph 16
174. Notice of determinations under section 52
175. 17Paragraph 17
176. Interpretation
177. 18Paragraph 18
178. Schedule SECOND SCHEDULE: General Restrictions to be observed by Persons having access to Open Country or Waterways by virtue of Part V of Act
179. 1Paragraph 1
180. 2Paragraph 2