302 Long-distance routes
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (2009 c 23) | Legislation

Implementation of the coastal access duty

302  Long-distance routes

(1)     After section 55 of the 1949 Act insert—

“55A Proposals relating to the English coastal route

(1)     Pursuant to the coastal access duty, Natural England may prepare and submit a report under section 51 containing proposals for a route (whether or not the requirements of section 51(1) are satisfied).

(2)     For the purposes of subsection (1) it is immaterial whether the route or any part of it is already a route in approved proposals relating to a long-distance route.

(3)     In subsections (4) and (5) “preliminary activity” means activity which Natural England considers would facilitate the preparation by it of a report under section 51 pursuant to the coastal access duty.

(4)     Where Natural England considers it necessary or expedient for preliminary activity to be carried out as respects any land, it must—

(a)     consider whether it would be appropriate for the access authority in relation to that land to carry out any of the preliminary activity, and

(b)     if it concludes that it would be so appropriate, take all reasonable steps to enter into an agreement with the access authority for that purpose.

(5)     An access authority

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