The Public Path Orders Regulations 1993

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Path Orders Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 31st January.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“the Act” means the Highways Act 1980;

“acquisition extinguishment order” means an order made under section 32 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (power to extinguish certain public rights of way);

“authority” means the authority responsible for making the order;

“order” means a public path creation order, a public path diversion order, a public path extinguishment order or an acquisition extinguishment order, and includes an order revoking or varying any such order(1);

“public path creation order” means an order made under section 26 of the Act (compulsory powers for creation of footpaths and bridleways);

“public path diversion order” means an order made under section 119 of the Act (diversion of footpaths and bridleways);

“public path extinguishment order” means an order made under section 118 of the Act (stopping up of footpaths and bridleways);

“rail crossing diversion order” means an order made under section 119A of the Act (diversion of footpaths and bridleways crossing railways); and

“rail crossing extinguishment order” means an order made under section 118A of the Act (stopping up of footpaths and bridleways crossing railways).