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Access to the Countryside (Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (England) Regulations 2002

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 23 Cited in Amendments 18 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2002/1710
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 29th July 2002.(2) These Regulations extend to England only(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
  • “the Act” means the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000;
  • “the Agency” means the Countryside Agency;
  • “conclusive map” means a map issued by the Agency in conclusive form under section 9;
  • “draft map” means a map prepared by the Agency under section 4 and issued by the Agency in draft form under section 5;
  • “parish council” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Local Government Act 1972
    • ;
  • “proper officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972;
  • “provisional map” means a map issued by the Agency in provisional form under section 5(d) or (e) ;
  • “reduced scale map” means, in relation to a provisional or conclusive map, a copy of that map in printed or electronic form which may be on a smaller scale than the scale of the provisional or conclusive map (or any part of it) but—
    • (a) for the purposes of regulation 12, must be on a scale of not less than 1/10,000, and
    • (b) for all other purposes, must be on a scale of not less than 1/25,000; and
  • “review conclusive map” means a conclusive map issued by the Agency on a review under section 10.
a conclusive map covering the area of land to which the provisional map relates, ora draft map covering that area, which the Agency have prepared in accordance with a requirement imposed on them under section 6(4) (b) ,references to a period during which a conclusive map remains current are references to the period which ends on the date on which the Agency have issued a review conclusive map covering the area of land to which the conclusive map relates or, where review conclusive maps are issued covering particular parts of that area, to the period which ends on the date on which the Agency have issued the last in a succession of such maps issued by them which together cover the whole of that area;references to a period during which a reduced scale map remains current are references to the period during which the provisional or conclusive map from which it is derived remains current; andreferences to sections are references to sections of the Act and references to a Part are to the relevant Part of these Regulations.(1) Any provisional or conclusive map issued by the Agency shall be in electronic form and on a scale of not less than 1/10,000.(2) The scale of any part of any such map may vary, provided each part is on a scale of not less than 1/10,000.states the date of issue;describes the area of land to which the map relates;states where (in accordance with regulation 6) the map is to be made available for inspection;states how (in accordance with regulation 8) reduced scale maps may be obtained, including whether a fee is payable and, if so, what fee;states where (in accordance with regulation 9) a reduced scale map may be inspected on the internet;states, in general terms, where (by virtue of regulations 10, 11 and 12) reduced scale maps are to be made available for inspection;describes the opportunity afforded to a person under section 6 to appeal against the showing of that land on the map as registered common land or open country within the period specified in regulation 16(1) , the ground on which such an appeal may be brought and how such an appeal must be brought; andstates the general effect of the right conferred on the public in relation to access land by section 2(1) .in such local or regional newspapers circulating in the area of land to which the map relates as the Agency consider necessary for informing the public of the issue of the map; andby being made available for inspection on a website maintained by the Agency for the period during which the map remains current.states the date of issue;describes the area of land to which the map relates;states where (in accordance with regulation 7) the map is to be made available for inspection;states how (in accordance with regulation 8) reduced scale maps may be obtained, including whether a fee is payable and, if so, what fee;states where (in accordance with regulation 9) a reduced scale map may be inspected on the internet;states in general terms where (by virtue of regulation 10) reduced scale maps are to be made available for inspection; andstates the general effect of the right conferred on the public in relation to access land by section 2(1) .in such local or regional newspapers circulating in the area of land to which the map relates as the Agency consider necessary for informing the public of the issue of the map; andby being made available for inspection on a website maintained by the Agency for the period during which the map remains current.(1) Subject to paragraph (2) , where the Agency have issued a provisional map, they shall, as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the date of issue, make the map available for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable hours in such regional office of the Agency as they consider appropriate.(2) The map shall be available for inspection for the period during which it remains current.(1) Subject to paragraph (2) , where the Agency have issued a conclusive map, they shall, as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the date of issue, make the map available for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable hours in such regional office of the Agency as they consider appropriate.(2) The map shall be available for inspection for the period during which it remains current.send a reduced scale map in printed form to those persons

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