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Countryside Act 1968
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· 1968-07-03
2023-10-25
Countryside Act 1968
2019-04-01
Countryside Act 1968
2016-05-21
Countryside Act 1968
2013-04-01
Countryside Act 1968
2012-07-02
Countryside Act 1968
Changes on 2012-07-02
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- “*common land*” has the meaning given by section 22(1) of the Commons Registration Act 1965;
- “*common land to which the public have rights of access*” means—land to which section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 for the time being applies, other than land to which that section applies by virtue of a revocable instrument, orcommon land comprised in an access agreement or access order under Part V of the Act of 1949, other than a revocable access agreement or an access agreement expressed to have effect only for a period specified in the agreement, orany other common land to which the public have rights of access permanently or for an indefinite period.
- “*common land*” means—
- land registered as common land in a register of common land kept under Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006;land to which Part 1 of that Act does not apply and which is subject to rights of common within the meaning of that Act;
- “*common land to which the public have rights of access*” means—
- land to which section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 for the time being applies, other than land to which that section applies by virtue of a revocable instrument, or common land comprised in an access agreement or access order under Part V of the Act of 1949, other than a revocable access agreement or an access agreement expressed to have effect only for a period specified in the agreement, or any other common land to which the public have rights of access permanently or for an indefinite period.
#### Camping and picnic sites
@@ -367,7 +373,7 @@
- (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (c) a canal, or part of a canal, owned or managed by the British Waterways Board which is for the time being a commercial waterway or a cruising waterway within the meaning of section 104 of the Transport Act 1968.
- (c) a canal, or part of a canal, owned or managed by Canal & River Trust which is for the time being a commercial waterway or a cruising waterway within the meaning of section 104 of the Transport Act 1968.
- (7) The local planning authority, before making an access agreement or an access order under Part V of the Act of 1949 in respect of land outside a National Park which comprises all or any part of, or of land adjacent to, any river (including any expanse of water through which a river, or some part of the flow of a river runs) or any canal, shall consult with and seek the consent of the National Rivers Authority, and of such authorities, being authorities which under any enactment have functions relating to the river or canal in question, as the Minister may either generally or in any particular case direct.
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##### 7
In this Schedule “*common land*” has the meaning given by section 22(1) of the Commons Registration Act 1965.
In this Schedule “*common land*” has the meaning given by section 22(1) of the Commons Registration Act 1965 the principal section .
## SCHEDULE 3
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## SCHEDULE 5
#### General functions of the Countryside Council for Wales
#### New functions of the Council .
#### Country parks: sailing, boating, bathing and fishing.
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[^c6837441]: S. 9 extended (19.9.1995) by [1995 c. 25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25), [ss. 70](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/70), [125(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/125/2), [Sch. 9 para. 5(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/schedule/9/paragraph/5/b) (with [ss. 7(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/7/6), [115](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/115), [117](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/117), [Sch. 8 para. 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/schedule/8/paragraph/7))
[^c6837451]: [1965 c. 64](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/64)(**25**).
[^c6837461]: [1925 c. 20](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1925/20)(**98:1**).
[^c6837471]: [S. 11](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/section/11) extended by [Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44), [s. 67(1)(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/section/67/1/3), [Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(xxii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/7/paragraph/2/1/xxii), [Sch. 8 para. 33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/8/paragraph/33)
[^c6837481]: [S. 11](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/section/11) extended by [Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29), [s. 112(1)(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/section/112/1/3), [Sch. 16 para. 2(1)(9)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/schedule/16/paragraph/2/1/9), [Sch. 17 para. 33](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/schedule/17/paragraph/33), [35(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/29/schedule/17/paragraph/35/1)
@@ -1547,9 +1549,9 @@
[^c6838871]: S. 15A inserted (30.1.2001) by [2000 c. 37](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37), [ss. 75(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/section/75/4), [103(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/section/103/2)
[^c6838881]: [S. 16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/section/16) extended by [Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15), [ss. 58(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/58/7), [101(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/101/1), [141(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/141/6), [160(1)(2)(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/160/1/2/4), [189(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/189/4)—(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(xiv), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58
[^c6838891]: [S. 16(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/section/16/6)(*b*) repealed by [Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15), [ss. 58(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/58/7), [101(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/101/1), [141(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/141/6), [160(1)(2)(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/160/1/2/4), [163](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/163), [189(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/189/4)—(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58, Sch. 27 Pt.I
[^c6838881]: S. 16 extended by [Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15), [ss. 58(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/58/7), [101(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/101/1), [141(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/141/6), [160(1)(2)(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/160/1/2/4), [189(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/189/4)—(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(xiv), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58
[^c6838891]: S. 16(6)(*b*) repealed by [Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15), [ss. 58(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/58/7), [101(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/101/1), [141(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/141/6), [160(1)(2)(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/160/1/2/4), [163](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/163), [189(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/189/4)—(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58, Sch. 27 Pt.I
[^c6838901]: Words added by [Transport Act 1968 (c. 73, SIF 126)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/73), [s. 111](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/73/section/111)
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[^c6841351]: Words inserted by [Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/12), [Sch. 4 para 48(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/12/schedule/4/paragraph/48/2)
[^c6841361]: [1965 c. 64](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/64)(**25**).
[^c6841221]: [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/schedule/2) extended by [Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15), [ss. 58(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/58/7), [101(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/101/1), [141(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/141/6), [160(1)(2)(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/160/1/2/4), [163](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/163), [189(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/189/4)—(10), 190(3), 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(xiv), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58
[^c6841371]: [Sch. 3 Pt. I](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/schedule/3/part/I) repealed by [Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15), [ss. 58(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/58/7), [101(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/101/1), [141(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/141/6), [160(1)(2)(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/160/1/2/4), [189(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/15/section/189/4)—(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 para. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58, Sch. 27 Pt. I
@@ -1925,6 +1925,12 @@
[^key-599dac3d9efdfcc062779538a26d071b]: Words in [s. 49(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/section/49/2) repealed (1.10.2006) by [Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16), [s. 107](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/section/107), [Sch. 11 para. 56](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/schedule/11/paragraph/56), [Sch. 12](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/schedule/12); [S.I. 2006/2541](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2541), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2541/article/2) (with [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2541/schedule))
[^key-464be4f90d6bfb1ee83ebef02792e3ef]: Words in s. 9(6) substituted (31.10.2011 for E.) by [Commons Act 2006 (c. 26)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26), [s. 56](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/56), [Sch. 5 para. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/schedule/5/paragraph/1/2) (with [s. 60](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/60)); [S.I. 2011/2460](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2460), [art. 2(a)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2460/article/2/a/i) (with [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2460/article/3))
[^key-2085e872cc8249dc3eeaa019b0feb94b]: Words in Sch. 2 para. 7 substituted (31.10.2011 for E.) by [Commons Act 2006 (c. 26)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26), [s. 56](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/56), [Sch. 5 para. 1(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/schedule/5/paragraph/1/3) (with [s. 60](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/60)); [S.I. 2011/2460](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2460), [art. 2(a)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2460/article/2/a/i)
[^key-ff0d41a06911bd2c7080ddf8213d34f1]: Words in [s. 16(6)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/section/16/6/c) substituted (2.7.2012) by [The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1659), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1659/article/1/2), [Sch. 3 para. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1659/schedule/3/paragraph/3) (with [arts. 4-6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1659/article/4))
[^M_F_f30a2df7-47de-4d58-e276-b30e93cd41bf]: Words in s. 37 repealed (1. 4. 1992) by [Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/28), [s. 27(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/28/section/27/2), [Sch. 11](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/28/schedule/11); [S.I. 1991/2633](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2633), [art. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2633/article/4).
[^M_F_380802fa-3cb0-4bdb-cffd-ef5b0fa9ccd1]: Words in s. 1 cross-heading substituted (1.10.2006) by [Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16), [s. 107](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/section/107), [Sch. 11 para. 41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/schedule/11/paragraph/41); [S.I. 2006/2541](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2541), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2541/article/2) (with [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2541/schedule))
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#### Compulsory purchase.
#### Experimental projects or schemes.
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- (2) The powers contained in subsection (1)(b) and (c) shall be exercisable only with Treasury approval.
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#### Country parks: sailing, boating, bathing and fishing.
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#### Country parks and commons: preliminary.
#### Powers exercisable over or near common land.
#### Areas of special scientific interest.
#### Compulsory purchase.
#### Access to open country: rivers, canals and woodlands.
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#### Access agreements: undertakings by landowners and others not to convert land into excepted land.
#### Provisions of facilities by Forestry Commissioners.
#### Avoidance of pollution.
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#### Crown land.
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#### Application to the Broads Authority.
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