Latest developments in the provision of coastal access:
This article is to inform NFU members on the latest developments in the Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009 and plans for the implementing coastal access around the English coast. The Marine and Coastal Access Act was introduced into Parliament in December 2008 and includes provision for improving access to the English coast. It does this through introducing two new sections into existing pieces of public access legislation, namely;
•The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (the 1949 Act)
•The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act)
The Act became law on 11th November 2009 and attained Royal Assent on 12th November 2009.
No comments have been made.