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Part 1 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003

Draft Guidance for Local Authorities and National Park Authorities

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Contents

Covering Letter
1. Introduction
2. Short summary of Local authority powers and duties under Part 1 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
3. Section 10 - The Scottish Outdoor Access Code
4. Section 11 - Power to exempt particular land from access rights
5. Section 12 - Byelaws in relation to land over which access rights are exercisable
6. Section 13 - Duty of local authorities to uphold access rights
7. Section 14 - Prohibition signs, obstructions, dangerous impediments etc.
8. Section 15 - Measures for safety, protection, guidance and assistance
9. Section 16 - Acquisition by local authority of land to enable or facilitate exercise of access rights
10. Section 17 - Core paths plan
11. Section 18 - Core paths plan: further procedures
12. Section 19 - Power to maintain core paths etc.
13. Section 20 - Review and amendment of core paths plan
14. Section 21 - Delineation by agreement of paths in land in respect of which access rights are exercisable
15. Section 22 - Compulsory powers to delineate paths in land in respect of which access rights are exercisable
16. Section 23 - Ploughing etc.
17. Section 24 - Rangers
18. Section 25 - Local access forums
19. Section 30 - Existing byelaws providing for public access to land
20. Glossary of terms

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