http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/34Commons Act 2006An Act to make provision about common land and town or village greens; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-05-29Expert Participation2025-05-01 Commons Act 2006Sch. 10 para. 6(1B)The International Accounting Standards, Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020reg. 7reg. 1 Part 2341A person who breaches a rule to which subsection (2) applies is guilty of an offence.2This subsection applies to a rule which—ais made with the consent of the appropriate national authority pursuant to a function of making rules conferred on a commons council under section 31; andbspecifies that a person who contravenes it is guilty of an offence under this section.3A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to—aa fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale; andbin the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding one half of level 1 on the standard scale for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.4A commons council may bring proceedings in relation to an offence under subsection (1) in respect of breach of any rule made by it to which subsection (2) applies.5A commons council may apply to the county court for an order to secure compliance with any rule that it has made pursuant to a function of making rules conferred on it under section 31.6But a commons council may only make an application under subsection (5) for the purpose of securing compliance with a rule to which subsection (2) applies if it is of the opinion that proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) would provide an ineffectual remedy against the person who has failed to comply with the rule.7On an application under subsection (5) the court may make such an order as it thinks fit.S. 34 in force at 20.1.2010 for E. by S.I. 2010/61, art. 2 (with art. 3)Pt. 2 modified (temp.) by SI 2010/61 art. 3(2)(a) (as added (E.) (1.12.2010) by The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings (England and Wales) and Commencement No. 5 (England) (Amendment)) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2356), art. 2(1)(2) (with art. 4))Words in s. 34(5) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)