An Act to facilitate the Inclosure and Improvement of Commons and Lands held in common, the Exchange of Lands, and the Division of intermixed Lands; to provide Remedies for defective or incomplete Executions, and for the Non-execution of the Powers of general and local Inclosure Acts; and to provide for the Revival of such Powers in certain cases.
[8th August 1845]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
C2Functions of inclosure commissioners for England and Wales now exercisable by Secretary of State, and functions of assistant commissioners exercisable by officer of the Secretary of State assigned for that purpose: Settled Land Act 1882 (c. 38), s. 48(1), Board of Agriculture Act 1889 (c. 30), s. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 Pt. II, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903 (c. 31), s. 1(1), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1, S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1200), 1965/143, 1967/156 and 1970/1681
C3Functions of churchwardens and overseers of the poor (except so far as they relate to church affairs or ecclesiastical charities) now exercisable in parishes by parish councils or meetings, in communities by community councils, in the City of London by the Common Council, in Greater London (except the City and Temples) by London borough councils and otherwise by rating authorities: Local Government Act 1894 (c. 73), ss. 5(2), 6(1)(c), London Government Act 1899 (c. 14), ss. 11, 23, City of London (Union of Parishes) Act 1907 (c. cxl), s. 11, Rating and Valuation Act 1925 (c. 90), s. 62, S.R. & O. 1927/55 (Rev. XIX, p. 599: 1927, p. 967), London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 1(6) and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 1, 2, 20, 179, Schs. 1, 4
C4Functions of allotment wardens now exercisable in parishes by parish councils or meetings, in communities by community councils, in Greater London (except the City and Temples) by agreement with any London borough council by that council and in districts by agreement with any district council by that council: Local Government Act 1894 (c. 73), s. 6(4), Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 (c. 36), s. 33, London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 1(6) and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 1, 2, 20, 179, Schs. 1, 4
C5Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)
Act except section 12: powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1