The Public Rights of Way (Register of Applications under section 53(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) (England) Regulations 2005
Section 53(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”) enables any person to apply to a surveying authority (defined in section 66(1) of the Act to include certain local authorities) for an order to modify the definitive map and statement concerning public rights of way.