Commons, England And Wales Citation, interpretation and application 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings (England and Wales) and Commencement No. 5 (England) (Amendment)) Order 2010. 2 In this Order “the 1965 Act ” means the Commons Registration Act 1965 . 3 This article and articles 3, 4 and 5 apply in relation to England and Wales. 4 Article 2 applies in relation to England only. Amendment of the Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2010 2 1 With effect from 1st December 2010, the Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2010 is amended as follows. 2 After article 2 add — Extension of application of sections 26 to 37 3 1 This article applies to any area in England in relation to which— a section 1 of the Commons Act 2006 (“ the Act ”) is not yet in force, and b the application of sections 26 to 37 (“Part 2”) of the Act depends on the coming into force of section 1 in relation to that area. 2 Until the coming into force of section 1 of the Act in relation to any area in England to which this article applies— a Part 2 of the Act and any order made under Part 2 are to apply in relation to that area as if, in section 61(2)(b) of the Act, for the words “Part 1 of this Act” there were substituted “sections 1 and 3 of the Commons Registration Act 1965 ”, and b any regulations made under section 29 or 30 of the Act are to apply in relation to commons councils established under Part 2 by virtue of this Order. . Commencement of provisions 3 1 In this article — a “the 2006 Act ” means the Commons Act 2006; and b “Part 1” means Part 1 of Schedule 6 (repeals relating to registration) to the 2006 Act. 2 The entry in Part 1 relating to the 1965 Act, and section 53 of the 2006 Act in so far as it relates to that entry, come into force on 1st December 2010 to the extent of repealing the following provisions (and in so far as the repeal of such provisions has not already been commenced)— a sections 4, 5, 6 and 7; b sections 17 and 18; c paragraphs (c), (e), (f), (h) and (i) of section 19(1); and d paragraph (k) of section 19(1) (but only in so far as this provision relates to the making of regulations which prescribe anything required or authorised to be prescribed by sections 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the 1965 Act). 3 The entries in Part 1 relating to the following enactments, and section 53 of the 2006 Act in so far as it relates to those entries, come into force on 1st December 2010— a Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 ; b Tribunal and Inquiries Act 1992 ; c Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 ; and d Constitutional Reform Act 2005 . Savings 4 1 Paragraph (2) applies where, before 1st December 2010, a commons registration authority has not complied with any requirement imposed on it by section 6(2) or (3) or section 7(2) of the 1965 Act or by regulations made under any of those provisions. 2 The following provisions continue to apply in relation to any such requirement until it is complied with, as if the provisions had not been repealed or revoked— a section 6(2), and regulations made under both sections 6(2) and 19(1)(k), of the 1965 Act ; b section 6(3) of the 1965 Act; and c section 7, and regulations made under both sections 7(2) and 19(1)(k), of the 1965 Act . 3 Paragraphs (c), (f) and (i) of section 19(1) of the 1965 Act continue to have effect in so far as those provisions concern the making of relevant regulations, and any relevant regulations that were in effect immediately prior to the date on which this Order is made continue to apply as if those provisions had not been repealed. 4 In paragraph (3), “relevant regulations” means regulations made under section 19(1)(c), (f), or (i) of the 1965 Act relating to applications made pursuant to regulations under section 13 of that Act. Consequential and supplemental provision 5 1 With effect from 1st December 2010, any proceedings in respect of a decision made by a Commons Commissioner may be brought or continued against the Secretary of State and, for the purposes of any such proceedings, the Secretary of State assumes the powers and responsibilities of the Commons Commissioners that existed immediately prior to the date on which this Order is made. 2 In paragraph (1) “Commons Commissioner” means a Commissioner appointed under section 17(1)(a) of the 1965 Act. Richard Benyon Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 21st September 2010 Elin Jones Minister for Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers 22nd September 2010