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        National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I The National Parks Commission
        1. The Countryside Commission and the Countryside Council for Wales.
        2. . . .
        3. Power of Minister to give directions to Commission.
        4. . . .
        Part II National Parks
        4A. Application of Part II of this Act in Wales.
        5. National Parks.
        6. General duties of Commission in relation to National Parks.
        7. Designation and variation of National Parks.
        8. . . .
        9. Development plans relating to National Parks.
        10. . . .
        11. General powers of local planning authorities in relation to National Parks.
        11A. Duty of certain bodies and persons to have regard to the purposes for which National Parks are designated.
        12. Provision of accommodation, meals, refreshments, camping sites and parking places.
        13. Improvement of waterways for purposes of open-air recreation.
        14. Acquisition by Minister of land in National Parks.
        Part III Nature Conservation
        15. Meaning of"nature reserve."
        15A. Meaning of"Nature Conservancy Council".
        16. Agreements with Nature Conservancy for establishment of nature reserves.
        17. Compulsory acquisition of land by Conservancy for establishment of nature reserves.
        18. Compulsory acquisition of land by Conservancy for maintenance of nature reserves.
        19. Declarations that areas are nature reserves.
        20. Byelaws for protection of nature reserves.
        21. Establishment of nature reserves by local authorities.
        22. Power of drainage authorities to do work in nature reserves.
        23. . . .
        24. . . .
        25. . . .
        26 Application of Part III to Scotland
        Part IV Public Rights of Way
        Ascertainment of footpaths, bridleways and certain other highways
        27-35. . . .
        36. . . .
        37. . . .
        38. . . .
        39-50. . . .
        Long-Distance Routes
        50A. Application of Part IV of this Act in Wales.
        51. General provisions as to long-distance routes.
        52. Approval of proposals relating to a long-distance route.
        53. Ferries for purposes of long-distance routes.
        54. Accommodation, meals and refreshments along long-distance routes.
        55. Variation of approved proposals.
        Minor Amendments of Law relating to Rights of Way
        56. . . .
        57. Penalty for displaying on footpaths notices deterring public use.
        58. . . .
        Part V Access to Open Country
        59. Provision for public access to open country.
        60. Rights of public where access agreement, order in force.
        61. General survey of access requirements of local planning authority areas.
        62. Proceedings consequent on review under last foregoing section.
        63. Notification to Minister of action taken for securing public access.
        64. Access agreements.
        65. Access orders.
        66. Effect of access agreement or order on rights and liabilities of owners.
        67. Provision of means of access.
        68. Power of local planning authority to enforce access.
        69. Suspension of public access to avoid exceptional risk of fire.
        70. Compensation for access orders.
        71. Compensation to be assessed with regard to effect of first five years of access.
        72. Claims for compensation and interest.
        73. Payments on account in cases of special hardship.
        74. Application to waterways in National Parks.
        75. Exercise of powers under s. 13 as respects open country and waterways comprised in access orders.
        76. Acquisition by local authorities of land for public access.
        77. Acquisition by Ministers of land for public access.
        78. Maps of land subject to public access.
        79. . . .
        80. Provisions as to danger areas.
        81. Boundary notices.
        82. Power of local planning authority to contribute to work carried out by other persons.
        83. Repeal of 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 30.
        Part VI General, Financial and Supplementary
        84. . . .
        General powers and duties of Commission
        85. General duty of Commission to advise on questions relating to natural beauty.
        86. Information services to be provided by Commission.
        86A. Information services to be provided by Council.
        Areas of outstanding natural beauty
        87. Designation of areas of outstanding natural beauty.
        88. Functions of certain bodies in relation to areas of outstanding natural beauty.
        General Powers of Local Planning Authorities
        89. Planting of trees and treatment of derelict land.
        90. Local authority byelaws.
        91. Default powers of Secretary of State as to certain byelaws.
        92. Wardens.
        93, 94. . . .
        Financial Provisions
        95. . . .
        96. . . .
        97. . . .
        98. . . .
        99. Contributions by local authorities.
        100. Payments out of moneys provided by Parliament.
        Supplementary Provisions
        101. Crown land.
        102. . . .
        103. General provisions as to acquisition of land.
        104. General provisions as to appropriation and disposal of land.
        105. . . .
        106. Supplementary provisions as to byelaws.
        107. Supplementary provisions as to compensation under ss. 20, 46 and 70.
        108. Powers of entry.
        109. Application of provisions of Act of 1947 as to inquiries and service of notices.
        110. Regulations and orders.
        111. Application to Isles of Scilly.
        111A. Application to the Broads Authority.
        112. Epping Forest and Burnham Beeches.
        113. National Trust land.
        114. Interpretation.
        115. Short title and extent.
        Schedules
        FIRST SCHEDULE Provisions as to Making, Confirmation, Coming into Operation and Validity of certain Instruments
        Part I {no text}
        Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {no text}
        Part III {no text}
        SECOND SCHEDULE General Restrictions to be observed by Persons having access to Open Country or Waterways by virtue of Part V of Act

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