Part 1E+WRegistration

IntroductoryE+W

4Commons registration authoritiesE+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.