Register of claimed rights of way
Pursuant to S.53 (5) wildlife and countryside act 1981
Swindon Borough Council, as the highway authority, has a duty to maintain and to make available for public inspection, a register of applications made under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to add, remove, upgrade, downgrade or realign a public right of way from the Definitive Map and Statement. Such changes to the Definitive Map and Statement can only be made by Definitive Map Modification Orders (DMMO's) in accordance with prescribed legal processes.