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The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/1493 · Made 18 May 2007 · Extends to England and Wales

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Highways, ENGLAND

Made 18th May 2007

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 103(3) and (4) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 37.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, interpretation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2007.

(2)

In this Order “the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980f1.

(3)

This Order applies in relation to England onlyf2.

2Appointed Day

21st May 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 57 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (amendments to the 1980 Act and other Acts), in so far as it gives effect to the following provisions of Schedule 6 to that Act—

(a)

paragraph 5 (amendment to section 36 of the 1980 Act: highways maintainable at public expense) in so far as it is not already in force;

(b)

paragraph 12, to the extent that it inserts sections 119D and 119E into the 1980 Act (diversion of certain highways for protection of sites of special scientific interest);

(c)

in paragraph 13 (amendment to section 120 of the 1980 Act: exercise of powers of making public path extinguishment and diversion orders), sub-paragraphs (1) to (5) and (7) to (10) to the extent that the amendments made relate to an SSSI diversion order;

(d)

paragraph 14 (amendment to section 121 of the 1980 Act: supplementary provisions as to public path extinguishment and diversion orders), to the extent that the amendments made relate to an SSSI diversion order;

(e)

in paragraph 17 (amendment to section 293 of the 1980 Act: powers of entry for purposes connected with certain orders relating to footpaths and bridleways), sub-paragraph (b) in so far as it is not already in force;

(f)

in paragraph 18 (amendment to section 325 of the 1980 Act: regulations, schemes and orders), sub-paragraph (a) in so far as it is not already in force;

(g)

paragraph 19 (amendment to section 326 of the 1980 Act: revocation and variation of schemes and orders), in so far as it is not already in force;

(h)

paragraph 21 (amendment to section 334 of the 1980 Act: savings relating to telecommunications apparatus), in so far as it is not already in force;

(i)

in paragraph 23 (amendment to Schedule 6 to the 1980 Act: provisions as to making, confirmation, validity and date of operation of certain orders relating to footpaths and bridleways), sub-paragraphs (1) to (4), 5(b), (7) (with the exception of paragraph 2A(1)(b) of Schedule 6 to the 1980 Act), (8) and (9) in so far as they are not already in force; and

(j)

paragraph 24 (insertion of Schedule 12ZA to the 1980 Act: delegation of function of making determination), to the extent that the amendments made relate to an SSSI diversion order.

Signature

Barry Gardiner

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

18th May 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 21st May 2007, in relation to England, section 57 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to the extent that those provisions insert the following provisions into the Highways Act 1980—

(a)

section 119D, which provides for the diversion of certain highways for the protection of the special features of sites of special scientific interest; and

(b)

section 119E, which makes provisions supplementary to section 119D.

This Order also brings into force the consequential amendments in Schedule 6 to the Act relating to the above sections.