<P class=BlueHeader2Bold>Introducing new access rights under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000</P> <P class=bodyTextSmall>People’s rights of access in the countryside of England and Wales are changing. The Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act 2000 will normally allow the public to walk freely on open country and registered common land shown on new official maps. Landowners and long-term tenants are able to dedicate other land for public access if they wish to. The land where the new rights will apply is called "access land".</P> <P class=bodyTextSmall>The Government is introducing the new access rights on a regional basis in England, starting with the south east and <b>lower north west</b> on the 19 September 2004.</P> <P class=bodyTextSmall><INPUT type=image alt="Access Map View" src="http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/wps/PA_1_2_IR/images/maps/181502409522yjepzRCG2DpBN2gNdIzqJA.gif" align=bottom border=0 name=PC_7_2_164_cars.AccessMapPortlet.image></P> <P class=bodyTextSmall> <TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=5 border=0> <TBODY> <TR class=wpsTableRow> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=20><IMG height=16 alt="Green indicating CROW Access Land - Registered Common" src="http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/wps/PA_1_2_IR/images/commonLand.gif" width=16 border=0></TD> <TD class=bodyTextSmall vAlign=top>CROW Access Land - Registered Common</TD></TR> <TR class=wpsTableRow> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=20><IMG height=16 alt="Yellow indicating CROW Access Land - Open Country or Dedicated Land" src="http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/wps/PA_1_2_IR/images/accessLand.gif" width=16 border=0></TD> <TD class=bodyTextSmall vAlign=top>CROW Access Land - Open Country or Dedicated Land</TD></TR> <TR class=wpsTableRow> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=20><IMG height=16 alt="Blue indicating Open Access Land not subject to CROW rights (Section 15 Land)" src="http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/wps/PA_1_2_IR/images/section15Land.gif" width=16 border=0></TD> <TD class=bodyTextSmall vAlign=top>Other Open Access Land not subject to CROW rights (Section 15 Land)</TD></TR> <TR class=wpsTableRow> <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=20><IMG height=16 alt="Red indicating restrictions" src="http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/wps/PA_1_2_IR/images/restrictionLand.gif" width=16 border=0></TD> <TD class=bodyTextSmall vAlign=top>Restrictions</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P> <P class=bodyTextSmall> </P>
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