What is a Section 31 notice?

Section 31(3) Notices Then 'the notice, in the absence of proof of a contrary intention, is sufficient evidence to negative the intention to dedicate the way as a highway. ' The term notice in Section 31(3) refers to a sign directed at members of the public.
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What is a Section 31 agreement?

An agreement made under section 31 of the Health Act 1999 between a local authority and (former) Primary Care Trusts which can include arrangements for pooling resources and delegating certain NHS and local authority health-related functions to the other partner(s) if it would lead to an improvement in the way those ...
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What are Section 31 rights of way?

Section 31(6) of the Highways Act 1980 enables a landowner to submit a statement with a map, followed by a declaration, with the council, acknowledging any existing public rights of way across their land at the same time as declaring that they have no intention to dedicate any additional route to the public.
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What is Section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act?

31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 provides the CQC with an alternative, speedier procedure to vary or remove a condition on a provider's registration.
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What is Section 31 of the highway Act 1980?

Section 31 (6) of the Highways Act 1980 enables landowners to protect their land from gaining public rights of way through use by the public (often referred to presumed dedication).
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The Origins of Section 31

What is the 20 year rule for the right of way?

The 20-year rule explained. The legislation is clear when it states that for a right of way to be claimed by prescription it must have been used for a period of at least 20 years. This must be for a full 20 years, which is not always straightforward to establish.
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What is Section 30 of the Highways Act 1980?

(1)The council of a parish or community may enter into an agreement with any person having the necessary power in that behalf for the dedication by that person of a highway over land in the parish or community or an adjoining parish or community in any case where such a dedication would in the opinion of the council be ...
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What is Section 31 of the Mental Capacity Act?

31Requirements for approval

(4)There must be reasonable grounds for believing that research of comparable effectiveness cannot be carried out if the project has to be confined to, or relate only to, persons who have capacity to consent to taking part in it.
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What is a Section 32 care order?

Section 32 of the Care Act highlights conditions that must be met in order for a Direct Payment to be made to an individual that lacks capacity. The person to support the Direct Payment is the Authorised Person. • The local authority is not prohibited by regulations under.
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What is a CQC breach?

CQC can prosecute for a breach of this regulation or a breach of part of the regulation if a failure to meet the regulation results in avoidable harm to a person using the service or if a person using the service is exposed to significant risk of harm.
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What is the s31 6 statement?

Section 31(6) of the Highways Act 1980 provides: a mechanism for landowners to acknowledge the presence of existing rights of way across their land and. negative the intention to dedicate further ways thereby preventing new rights being established.
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Can you block a public right of way?

Obstructing a public right of way is a criminal offence. The highway authority has the right to demand you remove any obstruction you cause. If you don't, the highway authority can remove the obstruction and recover the cost from you.
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Can a landowner block a right of way UK?

If your right of way to your property is blocked in any way, this can cause inconvenience. However, to be able to take legal action against the person causing the inconvenience, the blockage must be a 'substantial interference'.
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Is Section 31 a full care order?

A section 31 care order places the child in the care of the Local Authority, with parental responsibility being shared between the parents and the Local Authority.
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Who has parental responsibility with a full care order?

When a child is made the subject of a care order, the local authority has legal responsibility for the child. As parents you continue to have parental responsibility. However, the local authority can limit your parental responsibility if this is necessary in the interests of the child's welfare.
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What does a care order mean?

A care order is given by a court. It allows a council to take a child into care. Under the Children Act 1989 a council can apply for a care order if it believes a child is suffering or at risk of suffering significant harm.
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What is a section 37 in social care?

A section 37 report is prepared when the courts become concerned surrounding the welfare of a child. The courts will order a section 37 report to address their concerns and essentially are asking the local authority to consider whether it should be taking further steps to protect a child.
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What is a Section 30 care order?

This section gives the government a regulation-making power to require local authorities, in certain circumstances, to meet an adult's accommodation needs by providing their preferred accommodation. Access the full text of section 30 of the Care Act.
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What is a Section 33 care order?

Section 33(3) Children Act 1989 provides that: (1) Where a Care Order is made with respect to a child it shall be the duty of the Local Authority designated by the order to receive the child into their care and to keep him in their care while the order remains in force.
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What are the 3 restrictions of the Mental Capacity Act?

(1)The following principles apply for the purposes of this Act. (2)A person must be assumed to have capacity unless it is established that he lacks capacity. (3)A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to help him to do so have been taken without success.
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Can you be sectioned if you have mental capacity?

This is a law that applies to England and Wales which allows people to be detained in hospital (sectioned) if they have a mental health disorder and need treatment. You can only be kept in hospital if certain conditions are met. See our pages on the Mental Health Act for more information.
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How do you know if someone has capacity?

The MCA says that a person is unable to make their own decision if they cannot do one or more of the following four things:
  1. Understand information given to them.
  2. Retain that information long enough to be able to make the decision.
  3. Weigh up the information available to make the decision.
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What is Section 27 of the Road Traffic Act?

(1)A person who causes or permits a dog to be on a designated road without the dog being held on a lead is guilty of an offence. (2)In this section “designated road” means a length of road specified by an order in that behalf of the local authority in whose area the length of road is situated.
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What is Section 77 of the Road Traffic Act?

(1)An authorised examiner may at any reasonable hour enter premises where used motor vehicles or trailers are supplied in the course of a business and test and inspect any used motor vehicle or trailer found on the premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is in an unroadworthy condition for the purposes of ...
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What is a Section 58 Defence?

1.3 Section 58 of the Act provides a defence for the company (as the highways authority) in any legal action for damages where it is alleged that the injury or damage resulted from our failure to maintain the SRN properly.
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