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Local Government Act 1974

Roads (other than regional roads), service lanes, and access ways - Formation, alteration, stopping, and closing of roads

332: Cycle tracks

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"Councils can build and control bike paths on roads or their own land."

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The council can create a public cycle track on any road, or on land they control. They can make bylaws under section 684 to regulate and control the use of the cycle track. This means they can decide how people use the cycle track.

The council can take, purchase, or acquire land to build a cycle track, following the rules in this Act. They have the power to get the land they need to construct the cycle track.

When the council talks about a road in this section, they do not mean an access way, which is a special kind of path.

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Part 21Roads (other than regional roads), service lanes, and access ways
Formation, alteration, stopping, and closing of roads

332Cycle tracks

  1. The council may on any road, or on any land vested in or under the control of the council, form a public cycle track, and may make bylaws under section 684 regulating and controlling the use of that cycle track.

  2. For the purpose of constructing any cycle track, the council may take, purchase, or otherwise acquire land in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

  3. In this section the term road does not include an access way.

Notes
  • Section 332: inserted, on , by section 2 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1978 (1978 No 43).
  • Section 332(1): amended, on , by section 8(1) of the Local Government Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 59).