Schedule 7: Ascertainment of rights of way Part 2: New Schedule 13A to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
619.Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 7 introduce two new Schedules (in relation to England) to replace the existing Schedules 14 and 15 with amended versions incorporating a number of measures to reduce the administrative burden on local authorities and other parties involved in the identification and recording of public rights of way. These include:
620.The new Schedule 13A replaces for England the existing Schedule 14, which sets out the procedure for dealing with applications for definitive map modification orders under section 53(5) of that Act. The new Schedule 14A replaces for England the existing Schedule 15, which sets out the procedure for dealing with definitive map modification orders made under section 53(2) of that Act. Figure 2 illustrates the amended procedures under Schedules 13A and 14A.
The above is Figure 2
621.Whereas in England, Schedules 13A and 14A will replace the existing Schedules 14 and 15, in Wales Schedules 14 and 15 will continue to apply.