Guidance

Countryside recreation byelaws: making, amending and revoking

Step-by-step guide to making countryside byelaws, including the application form and model templates.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 27 October 2023
• Last updated: 3 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Making, amending, and revoking countryside recreation byelaws  

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Model byelaws

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Byelaw for countryside recreation application form

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Details

Local authorities and other organisations have the power to make byelaws to address local concerns, under section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972. The guidance outlines when and how a local authority or other organisation can make a byelaw to address a local issue relating to the countryside. Use the model templates to help draft a countryside byelaw, and the form to apply to Defra for confirmation.

Published 27 October 2023
Last updated 3 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 3 January 2024

   Added more legislation options to the byelaw for countryside recreation application form.

2. 27 October 2023

   First published.