Rights of way workers and publications often talk in what sounds like jargon. In this section, we seek to explain terms that we've used on the web site.

Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 [now repealed] Appropriation ARROW Survey Commons Community Circuits Cycling on Bridleways Cycle Tracks Act 1984 *Dedication of Highways Definitive Statement Definitive Map Notation *Evidence forms (guidance on how to fill them in) Fly Tipping Gates and Stiles Greenways Legal Event Modification Orders (LEMOs) *Maintainabilty: rules for paths maintainable by the council Other Paths with Public Access (ORPAs) Path Extinguishment Day Pegasus Crossings Pre-1974 Local Government *Problem reporting (for path obstructions)

Quiet Lanes *Railway Crossings in Hertfordshire Regional Routes Register of Applications Restricted Byways Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) Roads Used as Public Paths (RUPPs) Schedule 14 Appeal (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) Schedule 14 Direction (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) Schedule 14 Notice of Application (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) Section 130A Highways Act 1980 for Obstructed Highway Section 15 Land - Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 Signposting Duty Statement of Truth Town and Country Planning Act 1990, S.257 Village Greens Waymarks Widths - how wide is a path?

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