Difference between revisions of "Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000"

Latest revision as of 17:32, 13 October 2016

Description

This act governs access to the UK countryside, covering four main areas: Access to Open Country, Public Rights of Way, Nature Conservation and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The act gives the public statutory access to parts of the countryside, called “access land.” The nature conservation aspects of the act strengthen legislation protecting Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and also cover the legal requirements of government and local authorities when working on such sites. In terms of NWFP, this act legislates for harvesters’right access to many sites and protects designated sites from harvesting.

Clauses within CRoW Act relevant to NWFP sector:

2 Rights of public in relation to access land.

(1)Any person is entitled by virtue of this subsection to enter and remain on any access land for the purposes of open-air recreation, if and so long as:

(a)he does so without breaking or damaging any wall, fence, hedge, stile or gate, and

(b)he observes the general restrictions in Schedule 2 and any other restrictions imposed in relation to the land under Chapter II.

(Please see full legislation for definition of ”access land” and information on Schedule 2 and Chapter II).

26 Nature conservation and heritage preservation.

(1)The relevant authority may by direction exclude or restrict access by virtue of section 2(1) to any land during any period if they are satisfied that the exclusion or restriction of access by virtue of section 2(1) to the extent provided by the direction is necessary for either of the purposes specified in subsection (3).

(Please see full legislation for list of reasons for access restrictions to a particular site.)

74 Conservation of biological diversity.

(1)It is the duty of”

(a)any Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the M1Crown Act 1975),

(b)any Government department, and

(c)the National Assembly for Wales,

in carrying out his or its functions, to have regard, so far as is consistent with the proper exercise of those functions, to the purpose of conserving biological diversity in accordance with the Convention.

(Please see full legislation for information on bring the UN Environmental Programme Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) into UK law.)

Source link
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/contents

Full reference
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

More information about properties
Instrument
Year	2000
Policy area	Forestry
Affected activity	Harvesting/Production
Affected actors	Landowner/land manager, Picker/harvester/hunter
Products	Mushrooms/truffles, Bark/cork, Berries, Nuts, Fruits, Other NWFP
Subject	NWFP, Nature conservation, Access
Promoter/initiator	Public
Zone	North West Europe
Countries	United Kingdom
Regions (NUTS 2)	West Wales and The Valleys
Focus on NWFP	Direct
Document category
Instrument type	Regulatory
Legal status	Binding
Geographical scope	National

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 |Modus operandi=Regulates (prohibits) recollection of NWFP
 |Class=Instrument
-|Description=Regulates (prohibits) recollection of NWFP
+|Description=This act governs access to the UK countryside, covering four main areas: Access to Open Country, Public Rights of Way, Nature Conservation and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The act gives the public statutory access to parts of the countryside, called “access land.” The nature conservation aspects of the act strengthen legislation protecting Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and also cover the legal requirements of government and local authorities when working on such sites. In terms of NWFP, this act legislates for harvesters’right access to many sites and protects designated sites from harvesting.
+Clauses within CRoW Act relevant to NWFP sector:
+'''2 Rights of public in relation to access land.'''
+(1)Any person is entitled by virtue of this subsection to enter and remain on any access land for the purposes of open-air recreation, if and so long as:
+(a)he does so without breaking or damaging any wall, fence, hedge, stile or gate, and
+(b)he observes the general restrictions in Schedule 2 and any other restrictions imposed in relation to the land under Chapter II.
+(Please see full legislation for definition of ”access land” and information on Schedule 2 and Chapter II).
+'''26 Nature conservation and heritage preservation.'''
+(1)The relevant authority may by direction exclude or restrict access by virtue of section 2(1) to any land during any period if they are satisfied that the exclusion or restriction of access by virtue of section 2(1) to the extent provided by the direction is necessary for either of the purposes specified in subsection (3).
+(Please see full legislation for list of reasons for access restrictions to a particular site.)
+'''74 Conservation of biological diversity.'''
+(1)It is the duty of”
+(a)any Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the M1Crown Act 1975),
+(b)any Government department, and
+(c)the National Assembly for Wales,
+in carrying out his or its functions, to have regard, so far as is consistent with the proper exercise of those functions, to the purpose of conserving biological diversity in accordance with the Convention.
+(Please see full legislation for information on bring the UN Environmental Programme Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) into UK law.)
 |Instrument code=--
 |Instrument type=Regulatory
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 |Affected actors=Landowner/land manager,Picker/harvester/hunter
 |Response set=Default
-|Full reference=Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 c.37
+|Full reference=The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
-|Source link=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/
+|Source link=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/contents
 |ID=414
 }}

Affected activity	Harvesting/Production +
Affected actors	Landowner/land manager + and Picker/harvester/hunter +
Class	Instrument +
Countries	United Kingdom +
Encodedname	Countryside_and_Rights_of_Way_Act_2000 +
Focus	Direct +
Full reference	The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 +
Geographical scope	National +
Initiator	Public +
Instrument type	Regulatory +
Lcname	countryside and rights of way act 2000 +
Legal status	Binding +
Name	Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 +
Policy area	Forestry +
Products	Mushrooms/truffles +, Bark/cork +, Berries +, Nuts +, Fruits + and Other NWFP +
Reference ID	414 +
Regions	West Wales and The Valleys +
Response set	Default +
Source link	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/contents +
Subject	NWFP +, Nature conservation + and Access +
Year	2000 +
Zone	North West Europe +