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[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Commons Act 2006
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Open Schedules only	Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Commons Act 2006. Those changes will be listed when you open the content using the Table of Contents below. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the affected provisions when you open the content using the Table of Contents below.Introductory TextPart 1 RegistrationIntroductory1.Registers of common land and greens2.Purpose of registers3.Content of registers4.Commons registration authorities5.Land to which Part 1 appliesRegistration of rights of common6.Creation7.Variation8.Apportionment9.Severance10.Attachment11.Re-allocation of attached rights12.Transfer of rights in gross13.Surrender and extinguishmentRegistration, deregistration and exchange of land14.Statutory dispositions15.Registration of greens16.Deregistration and exchange: applications17.Deregistration and exchange: ordersConclusiveness and correction of the registers18.Conclusiveness19.CorrectionInformation etc20.Inspection21.Official copiesTransitory and transitional provision22.Non-registration or mistaken registration under the 1965 Act23.TransitionalSupplementary24.Applications etc25.Electronic registersPart 2 ManagementCommons councils26.Establishment27.Procedure for establishmentStatus and constitution of commons councils28.Status29.Constitution30.Constitution: supplementaryFunctions of commons councils31.Functions32.Ancillary powers33.Consent34.Enforcement of rules35.Rules: supplementaryCommons councils: supplementary36.Consequential provision37.Variation and revocation of establishment ordersPart 3 Works38.Prohibition on works without consent39.Consent: general40.Consent: procedure41.Enforcement42.Schemes43.Power to exempt44.SupplementaryPart 4 MiscellaneousIntervention powers45.Powers of local authorities over unclaimed land46.Powers relating to unauthorised agricultural activitiesAbolition of powers of approvement and inclosure etc47.Approvement48.Inclosure49.Notice of inclosureCommons Act 189950.Schemes under the Commons Act 1899Vehicular access51.Vehicular accessPart 5 Supplementary and generalAmendments and repeals52.Minor and consequential amendments53.Repeals54.Power to amend enactments relating to common land or greens55.Power to amend enactments conferring functions on national authoritiesCommencement and transitional provision56.Commencement57.Severance: transitional58.Natural EnglandGeneral59.Orders and regulations60.Crown application61.Interpretation62.Short title63.ExtentSCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1Authorised severanceSeverance by transfer to public bodies1.(1) A right of common to which section 9 applies...Temporary severance by letting or leasing2.(1) A right of common to which section 9 applies...Severance authorised by order3.(1) The appropriate national authority may by order make provision...SCHEDULE 2Non-registration or mistaken registration under the 1965 ActIntroductory1.In this Schedule “the 1965 Act” means the Commons Registration...Non-registration of common land2.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Non-registration of town or village green3.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Waste land of a manor not registered as common land4.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Town or village green wrongly registered as common land5.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Buildings registered as common land6.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Other land wrongly registered as common land7.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Buildings registered as town or village green8.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Other land wrongly registered as town or village green9.(1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any...Costs10.(1) Regulations may make provision as to the payment of...SCHEDULE 3Registration: transitional provisionInterpretation1.In this Schedule “the 1965 Act” means the Commons Registration...Transitional period for updating registers2.(1) Regulations may make provision for commons registration authorities, during...3.At the end of the transitional period, any right of...4.(1) Regulations may make provision for commons registration authorities to...5.Regulations under paragraph 2 or 4 may in particular include...Effect of repeals6.The repeal by this Act of section 1(2)(b) of the...7.The repeal by this Act of section 21(1) of the...Ownership of common land or town or village green8.(1) Where the ownership of any land is registered in...Vesting of unclaimed land9.(1) The repeal by this Act of section 8 of...SCHEDULE 4Works: supplementaryMetropolitan commons1.In section 5 of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 (c....2.(1) The Schedule to the Ministry of Housing and Local...National Trust property3.(1) Section 29 of the National Trust Act 1907 (c....4.(1) Section 23 of the National Trust Act 1971 (c....New parishes5.In section 15 of the New Parishes Measure 1943 (No....Transitional provision6.In its application to any works carried out on or...7.The prohibition in section 38(1) does not apply to works...SCHEDULE 5Minor and consequential amendmentsCountryside Act 1968 (c. 41)1.(1) The Countryside Act 1968 is amended as follows. Animals Act 1971 (c. 22)2.In section 11 of the Animals Act 1971, for the...Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)3.In section 52(2C) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981—...Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4)4.In Schedule 3 to the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act...Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)5.In section 61(9) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order...Environment Act 1995 (c. 25)6.In Schedule 9 to the Environment Act 1995, in paragraph...Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37)7.(1) The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 is...Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9)8.(1) The Land Registration Act 2002 is amended as follows....SCHEDULE 6RepealsPart 1 Repeals relating to registrationPart 2 Repeals relating to worksPart 3 Repeals relating to approvement and inclosurePart 4 Repeal relating to schemes under the Commons Act 1899Part 5 Repeal relating to vehicular accessBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint Table of ContentsPDF table of contentsWeb page table of contentsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActLegislation is available in different versions:Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. 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