The Local Authorities (Recovery of Costs for Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993
These Regulations make provision for county councils, district councils, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, joint or special planning boards and the Broads Authority to impose charges for dealing with requests to make orders for—the creation of a footpath or bridleway under section 26 of the Highways Act 1980, where the proceedings are taken concurrently with proceedings for the stopping up of a footpath or bridleway under section 118;the stopping up and diversion of footpaths or bridleways under sections 118, 118A (railway crossings) 119 and 119A (railway crossings) of the Highways Act 1980; andthe stopping up and diversion of footpaths or bridleways under sections 257 (footpaths and bridleways affected by development) and 261 (temporary stopping up of highways for mineral workings) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.