[118A Stopping up of footpaths[, bridleways and restricted byways] crossing railways]
Highways Act 1980 (1980 c 66) | Legislation

[118A  Stopping up of footpaths[, bridleways and restricted byways] crossing railways]

[(1)     This section applies where it appears to a council expedient in the interests of the safety of members of the public using it or likely to use it that a footpath[, bridleway or restricted byway] in their area which crosses a railway, otherwise than by tunnel or bridge, should be stopped up.

(2)     Where this section applies, the council may by order made by them and submitted to and confirmed by the Secretary of State, or confirmed as an unopposed order, extinguish the public right of way over the path or way—

(a)     on the

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