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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">There's been a suggestion that OSMUK lobbies<span> </span>for the statutory right to receive copies of
the legal orders which change Public Rights of Way as it can be slow for any official
changes to make their way onto the Definitive Map and then be picked up by
mappers. There is already legislation that allows various organisations the
right to receive copies of the legal orders that effect changes to Public
Rights of Way. The list is contained in Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and
Countryside (Definitive Maps and Statements) Regulations 1993: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/12/schedule/6/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/12/schedule/6/made</a></span></font> </p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">These are: </span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Auto-Cycle Union</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">British Horse Society</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Byways and Bridleways Trust, Open Spaces Society</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ramblers Association</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">British Driving Society</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Cyclists Touring Club</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Peak and Northern Footpaths Society</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Chiltern Society</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Welsh Trail Riders' Association</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Board has discussed this and agreed we should do it. I've volunteered to
lead this activity. We think that we would need to convince the relevant
Secretary of State that it was a good idea, and get them to amend/re-issue the
Statutory Instrument linked above that includes the list. From the introductory
text, it looks like it's jointly the Secretaries of State for the Environment
and Wales.</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">My thinking on how we should approach this is first to contact each of the
organisations who are already on the list and ask</span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Were they added at the time
the legislation was passed or subsequently?</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If subsequently, do they
know the procedure?</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">How is the data provided to
them?</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What licence terms does it
have?</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span> </span>If it's open data would they be willing
to share it with us until we get on the list?</span></font></li></ol><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If
anybody has any knowledge or experience of this legislation or any contacts at
these organisations or any other <span> </span>ideas on
how to approach this campaign we'd love to know either here or on the <a href="https://www.loomio.org/g/M3fz1PkQ/openstreetmap-uk">OSMUK Loomio</a>
discussion site.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regards</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Brian<br></span></font></p>
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