Combined orders and the power to include modifications in other orders
On April 6 2008 regulations came into force 'the Public Rights of Way (Combined Orders) (England) Regulations 2008'. These new powers will enable local authorities to make a change to the network and the consequential modification of the map and statement in a single order. These regulations are available at http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Under the law as it stood before the coming into force of these Regulations, where a local authority makes an order which changes the network of public rights of way they must subsequently make a further order under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 section 53 in order to record the change to the network on the definitive map and statement.
Paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, inserted a new section 53A into the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This enables authorities to make a combined order to both change the rights of way network and at the same time modify the definitive map to take account of the change. These Regulations implement this new legislation. Authorities may continue to make separate orders if they wish to.
Page last modified: 4 April 2008
Page published: 6 March 2007