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This Order establishes, with effect from 1st September 2015, a commons council (“the Council”) for the areas of registered common land within that part of the county of Cornwall known as Bodmin Moor (article 3).
The standard constitution for commons councils, as prescribed in the Commons Councils (Standard Constitution) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1204), applies to the Council by virtue of section 29(2) of the Commons Act 2006 (c. 26).
This Order—
makes provision as to the Council’s membership, and the election or appointment of its members (article 4 and Schedule 2);
confers functions on the Council, including that of making rules relating to agricultural activities, the management of vegetation, and the exercise of, and the leasing and licensing of, rights of common (articles 5 and 6);
requires that any rule made or varied by the Council (other than a variation consisting solely of the revocation of any previously made rule) must be confirmed by the Secretary of State before it comes into force, and describes the procedure for publicising any rules it makes, and for obtaining the Secretary of State’s confirmation of them (article 7);
describes the information to be included in the register of grazing required to be prepared and maintained by the Council (article 8); and
describes the manner in which decisions are to be taken by the Council (article 9 and Schedule 3).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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