Article 2 Appointed day

England and Wales

2nd May 2006 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)

section 47 (redesignation of roads used as public paths);

(b)

section 48 (restricted byway rights);

(c)

section 49 (provisions supplementary to sections 47 and 48);

(d)

section 50 (private rights over restricted byways);

(e)

section 51 (which gives effect to Schedule 5) insofar as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 5 mentioned in paragraph (g) below;

(f)

section 102 (which gives effect to Schedule 16) insofar as it relates to the entry in Part II of Schedule 16 referring to section 54 of the 1981 Act;

(g)

in Schedule 5 (amendments relating to definitive maps and statements and restricted byways)—

(i)

paragraph 1;

(ii)

paragraphs 6 and 7;

(iii)

paragraph 9; and

(iv)

paragraphs 12 to 17.