The [[Local Government Act 1894]] transferred to the [[Districts of England|district councils]] of every rural district all the powers of [[rural sanitary district|rural sanitary authorities]] and [[highway authority|highway authorities]].
The [[Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003]] de-criminalised the riding of cycles on the footway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/ukpga_20030038_en_11|para=89|title=Anti-social behaviour orders|accessdate=2010-04-14|quote="Power to stop cycle ... The power mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) may only be exercised by that person in relation to a person who he has reason to believe has committed an offence under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 (riding on a footway) by cycling.”}}</ref>
