http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/50Commons Act 2006An Act to make provision about common land and town or village greens; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-14Expert Participation2026-03-25 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 4 501The Commons Act 1899 (c. 30) is amended as follows.2In section 1 (power of councils to make schemes for the regulation of commons)—ain subsection (1), for the words from “their district” to the end substitute “ in the public interest ”;bafter that subsection insert—1AIn subsection (1), the reference to the public interest includes the public interest in—anature conservation;bthe conservation of the landscape;cthe protection of public rights of access to any area of land; anddthe protection of archaeological remains and features of historic interest.3In that section, in subsection (3), omit the words from “, and for” to the end.4In that section, after subsection (3) insert—4Regulations under subsection (3) may—aprescribe alternative forms;bpermit exceptions or modifications to be made to any prescribed form.5In section 2 (procedure for making scheme)—afor subsections (1) to (3) and the first paragraph of subsection (4) substitute—1A council is to make and approve a scheme under this Part of this Act in the prescribed manner.;brenumber the second paragraph of subsection (4) as subsection (2).6For section 9 (power to amend scheme) substitute—91A scheme under this Part of this Act for any common may, in prescribed circumstances, be amended in the prescribed manner.2A scheme under this Part of this Act for any common may, where a new scheme is made under this Part of this Act for the whole of that common, be revoked in the prescribed manner.7For section 10 (byelaws) substitute—101A council which has made a scheme under this Part of this Act in relation to any common may make byelaws for the prevention of nuisances and the preservation of order on the common.2Sections 236 to 238 of the Local Government Act 1972 (which relate to the procedure for making byelaws, authorise byelaws to impose fines not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale, and provide for the proof of byelaws in legal proceedings) apply to all byelaws under this section.S. 50 partly in force; s. 50 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 56(1); s. 50(1)(4)-(6) in force for certain purposes for W. at 12.8.2007 by S.I. 2007/2386, art. 2