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title: "The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Mersea Island) Order 2026"
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# The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Mersea Island) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 11
Countryside, England
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Mersea Island) Order 2026
Made
7th January 2026
Coming into force
8th January 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

## 1 Citation and commencement and interpretation {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Mersea Island) Order 2026 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949;
“the relevant approvals” means the approval, by the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the Act of the proposals contained in the—
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 1, The Strood and the Strood road crossing to North of West Mersea report on 16th July 2024;
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 2, West Mersea Town (North of West Mersea Town to Anglian Water sewage works) report on 16th July 2024;
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 3, Anglian Water Sewage Works to Mersea Stone report on 16th July 2024;
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 4, Mersea Stone to The Strood, Colchester Road report on 16th July 2024.
“the relevant reports” means the reports submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Act on 28th June 2017 entitled—
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 1, The Strood and the Strood road crossing to North of West Mersea;
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 2, West Mersea Town (North of West Mersea Town to Anglian Water sewage works);
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 3, Anglian Water Sewage Works to Mersea Stone;
England Coast Path Mersea Island Chapter 4, Mersea Stone to The Strood, Colchester Road.

## 2 End of access preparation period {#article-2}

In relation to land which is coastal margin, as a result of the relevant approvals of the proposals contained in the relevant reports, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation period ends, is 28th January 2026.