Commons Act 2006

4 Commons registration authorities E+W

(1) The following are commons registration authorities—

(a) a county council in England;

(b) a district council in England for an area without a county council;

(c) a London borough council; and

(d) a county or county borough council in Wales.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the commons registration authority in relation to any land is the authority in whose area the land is situated.

(3) Where any land falls within the area of two or more commons registration authorities, the authorities may by agreement provide for one of them to be the commons registration authority in relation to the whole of the land.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 4 wholly in force at 6.9 2007; s. 4 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 56(1); s. 4 in force for E. at 6.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/456, art. 3; s. 4 in force for W. at 6.9.2007 by S.I. 2007/2386, art. 3