[118B Stopping up of certain highways for purposes of crime prevention, etc]
Highways Act 1980 (1980 c 66) | Legislation

[118B  Stopping up of certain highways for purposes of crime prevention, etc]

[(1)     This section applies where it appears to a council—

(a)     that, as respects any relevant highway for which they are the highway authority and which is in an area designated by the Secretary of State by order for the purposes of this section, the conditions in subsection (3) below are satisfied and it is expedient, for the purpose of preventing or reducing crime which would otherwise disrupt the life of the community, that the highway should be stopped up, or

(b)     that, as respects any relevant highway for which they are the highway authority and which crosses land occupied for the purposes of a school, it is expedient, for the purpose of protecting the pupils or staff from—

(i)     violence or the threat of violence,

(ii)     harassment,

(iii)     alarm or distress arising from unlawful activity, or

(iv)     any other risk to their health or safety arising from such activity,

that the highway should be stopped up.

(2)     In subsection (1) above “relevant highway” means—

(a)     any footpath, bridleway or restricted byway,

(b)     any highway which is shown in a definitive map

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