Commons Act 2006

[F115BRegister of section 15A statementsE+W

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(1)Each commons registration authority must keep, in such manner as may be prescribed, a register containing prescribed information about statements deposited under section 15A(1) and the maps accompanying those statements.

(2)The register kept under this section must be available for inspection free of charge at all reasonable hours.

(3)A commons registration authority may discharge its duty under subsection (1) by including the prescribed information in the register kept by it under section 31A of the Highways Act 1980 (register of maps and statements deposited and declarations lodged under section 31(6) of that Act).

(4)Regulations may make provision—

(a)where a commons registration authority discharges its duty under subsection (1) in the way described in subsection (3), for the creation of a new part of the register kept under section 31A of the Highways Act 1980 for that purpose;

(b)as to the circumstances in which an entry relating to a statement deposited under section 15A(1) or a map accompanying such a statement, or anything relating to the entry, is to be removed from the register kept under this section or (as the case may be) the register kept under section 31A of the Highways Act 1980.

(5) In this section “ prescribed ” means prescribed in regulations. ]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 15A , 15B inserted (25.6.2013 for specified purposes, 1.10.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27), ss. 15, 35(1); S.I. 2013/1488, art. 4(b); S.I. 2013/1766, art. 3(b)