Part 5Supplementary and general

Amendments and repeals

55Power to amend enactments conferring functions on national authorities

1

A national authority may by order amend or repeal any provision of a local or personal Act passed before this Act which applies to common land for any of the following purposes—

a

to remove any function of the national authority which relates to the common land;

b

to transfer such a function from the national authority to another person;

c

to remove a requirement that the national authority be consulted, or that its consent be obtained, in respect of—

i

any act or omission relating to the common land; or

ii

any act or omission of a person concerned with the management of the common land;

d

to substitute for a requirement referred to in paragraph (c) a requirement that a person other than the national authority be consulted, or his consent obtained, in relation to the act or omission.

2

In subsection (1), “common land” means—

a

any land registered as common land or as a town or village green;

b

any land referred to in section 5(2); and

c

any land not falling within paragraph (a) or (b) which is subject to a scheme under the Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 (c. 122) or the Commons Act 1899 (c. 30).

3

A national authority may by order amend or repeal any provision of an Act made under the Commons Act 1876 (c. 56) confirming a provisional order of the Inclosure Commissioners for any of the following purposes—

a

to remove any function of the national authority which relates to land to which the Act applies;

b

to transfer such a function from the national authority to another person;

c

to remove a requirement that the national authority be consulted, or that its consent be obtained, in respect of—

i

any act or omission relating to land to which the Act applies; or

ii

any act or omission of a person concerned with the management of such land;

d

to substitute for a requirement referred to in paragraph (c) a requirement that a person other than the national authority be consulted, or his consent obtained, in relation to the act or omission.

4

In this section “national authority” means—

a

the Secretary of State; and

b

the National Assembly for Wales.