Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 information
UK freedom to roam legislation
United Kingdom legislation
Countryside and Rights of Way Act
Act of Parliament
Parliament of United Kingdom
Long title
An Act to make new provision for public access to the countryside; to amend the law relating to public rights of way; to enable traffic regulation orders to be made for the purpose of conserving an area’s natural beauty; to make provision with respect to the driving of mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads; to amend the law relating to nature conservation and the protection of wildlife; to make further provision with respect to areas of outstanding natural beauty; and for connected purposes.
Citation
2000 c. 37
Dates
Royal assent
30 November 2000
Other legislation
Relates to
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Sign on Bodmin Moor, citing the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, and noting that the land is open access. It also warns of abandoned mine shafts in the area.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), known informally as the CRoW Act or "Right to Roam" Act is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament affecting England and Wales which came into force on 30 November 2000.
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