<Legislation xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26" NumberOfProvisions="113" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/schema/legislation.xsd" SchemaVersion="1.0" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-03-25"><ukm:Metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:ukm="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/metadata">
					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52</dc:identifier><dc:title>Commons Act 2006</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about common land and town or village greens; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-14</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-03-25</dct:valid>
					
					<atom:link rel="self" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.xml" type="application/xml"/><atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/resources" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/resources" title="More Resources"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/notes" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/notes" title="Explanatory Notes"/><atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/notes/toc" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/notes/contents" title="Explanatory Notes Table of Contents"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/act" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26" title="whole act"/><atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/introduction" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/introduction" title="introduction"/>
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/body" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/body" title="body"/>
					<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/schedules" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/schedules" title="schedules"/>
					
										
					
					
					
					<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/rdf+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.rdf" title="RDF/XML"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.akn" title="AKN"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.xht" title="HTML snippet"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.htm" title="Website (XHTML) Default View"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/csv" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.csv" title="CSV"/><atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/pdf" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.pdf" title="PDF"/>
					<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xhtml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/data.html" title="HTML5 snippet"/>

					
					<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents" hreflang="en" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/contents" title="Table of Contents"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/replaces" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/2014-12-15" title="2014-12-15"/><atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/enacted" title="enacted"/><atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/2006-10-01" title="2006-10-01"/><atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/2014-11-12" title="2014-11-12"/><atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/2014-12-15" title="2014-12-15"/><atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/2021-09-30" title="2021-09-30"/>
					
					<atom:link rel="up" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26" title="Entire legislation"/><atom:link rel="prev" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/51" title="Provision; Section 51"/><atom:link rel="prevInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/51" title="Provision; Section 51"/><atom:link rel="next" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/53" title="Provision; Section 53"/><atom:link rel="nextInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/53" title="Provision; Section 53"/>
					<ukm:PrimaryMetadata><ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:DocumentCategory Value="primary"/><ukm:DocumentMainType Value="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct"/><ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/></ukm:DocumentClassification><ukm:Year Value="2006"/><ukm:Number Value="26"/><ukm:EnactmentDate Date="2006-07-19"/><ukm:ISBN Value="0105426067"/><ukm:UnappliedEffects><ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-8dc3ebf2e4f79bf962c36eee2b902234" Comments="IP completion day" AffectingNumber="335" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/335" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26" Type="words substituted by S.I. 2019/177, reg. 28(c) (as amended)" AffectedNumber="26" RequiresApplied="false" Row="9" Modified="2020-04-01T11:54:23Z" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Created="2020-04-01T11:54:23Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/uksi-2020-335-q47r6qn3-9" AffectingProvisions="reg. 7" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedYear="2006" AffectingYear="2020" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 10 para. 6(1B)" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Commons Act 2006</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="schedule-10" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/schedule/10" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">Sch. 10 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="schedule-10-paragraph-6-1B" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/schedule/10/paragraph/6/1B" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">para. 6(1B)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>The International Accounting Standards, Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/335/regulation/7">reg. 7</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="regulation-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/335/regulation/1">reg. 1</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Date="2020-12-31" Qualification="wholly in force"/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect></ukm:UnappliedEffects></ukm:PrimaryMetadata>
					

                    
									<ukm:Notes><ukm:Note IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/notes" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52/notes"/><ukm:Alternatives><ukm:Alternative Date="2008-03-03" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/pdfs/ukpgaen_20060026_en.pdf" Title="Explanatory Note"/></ukm:Alternatives>       
								</ukm:Notes> 
					<ukm:OtherDocuments><ukm:OtherDocument URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/pdfs/ukpgaod_20060026_en.pdf" Date="2015-07-08" Title="Consolidated Text" Size="475544"/></ukm:OtherDocuments><ukm:CorrectionSlips><ukm:CorrectionSlip URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/pdfs/ukpgacs_20060026_en.pdf" Date="2015-07-01" Title="Correction Slip" Size="11275"/></ukm:CorrectionSlips><ukm:Alternatives>
      <ukm:Alternative Date="2008-03-03" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/pdfs/ukpga_20060026_en.pdf" Title="Print Version"/>
   </ukm:Alternatives>
					
					<ukm:Statistics>
									<ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="124"/>
									<ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="68"/>
									<ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="56"/>
									<ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/>
									<ukm:TotalImages Value="0"/>
								</ukm:Statistics>
				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/body" NumberOfProvisions="68" RestrictStartDate="2022-04-28"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/part/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/part/5" NumberOfProvisions="12" id="part-5" RestrictStartDate="2021-09-30"><Number>
          <Strong>Part 5</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Supplementary and general</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/part/5/crossheading/amendments-and-repeals" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/part/5/crossheading/amendments-and-repeals" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="part-5-crossheading-amendments-and-repeals" RestrictStartDate="2021-09-30"><Title><Emphasis>Amendments and repeals</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2021-09-30"><Title>Minor and consequential amendments</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" id="section-52"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c1912199"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-c2e02c7f6e884f718b67350f2f52a65a"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-2b1a474999717636d484495fc0f92cae"/>52</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments) has effect.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c1912199" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00363" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" SectionRef="section-52">S. 52</CitationSubRef> partly in force; <CitationSubRef id="c00364" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" SectionRef="section-52">s. 52</CitationSubRef> not in force at Royal Assent see <CitationSubRef id="c00365" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/56/1" SectionRef="section-56-1">s. 56(1)</CitationSubRef>; <CitationSubRef id="c00366" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" SectionRef="section-52">s. 52</CitationSubRef> in force for certain purposes for E. at 1.10.2006 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/2504" id="c00367" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="2504">S.I. 2006/2504</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00368" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/2504/article/2/g" CitationRef="c00367" SectionRef="article-2-g" Operative="true">art. 2(g)</CitationSubRef>; <CitationSubRef id="c00369" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" SectionRef="section-52">s. 52</CitationSubRef> in force for certain purposes for E. at 20.2.2007 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/456" id="c00370" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="456">S.I. 2007/456</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00371" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/456/article/2" CitationRef="c00370" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>; <CitationSubRef id="c00372" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" SectionRef="section-52">s. 52</CitationSubRef> in force for certain purposes for W. at 6.9.2007 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2386" id="c00373" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="2386">S.I. 2007/2386</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00374" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2386/article/3" CitationRef="c00373" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-c2e02c7f6e884f718b67350f2f52a65a" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-52" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" id="c8211abn2-00456">S. 52</CitationSubRef> in force at 15.12.2014 for specified purposes for E.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3026" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="3026" Title="The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England) Order 2014" id="c8211abn2-00457">S.I. 2014/3026</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3-1-g" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3026/article/3/1/g" CitationRef="c8211abn2-00457" Operative="true" id="c8211abn2-00458">art. 3(1)(g)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3-1-h" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3026/article/3/1/h" CitationRef="c8211abn2-00457" id="c8211abn2-00459">(h)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3026/article/5" CitationRef="c8211abn2-00457" id="c8211abn2-00460">art. 5</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-2b1a474999717636d484495fc0f92cae" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-52" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/26/section/52" id="cdd8ersp4-00007">S. 52</CitationSubRef> in force at 30.9.2021 for specified purposes for W. by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2021/1015" Class="WelshStatutoryInstrument" Year="2021" Number="1015" Title="The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6) (Wales) Order 2021" id="cdd8ersp4-00008">S.I. 2021/1015</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2021/1015/article/2/a" CitationRef="cdd8ersp4-00008" Operative="true" id="cdd8ersp4-00009">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>