Commons Act 1899, Section 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The council of [F1a district] may make a scheme for the regulation and management of any common within their district with a view to the expenditure of money on the drainage, levelling, and improvement of the common, and to the making of bylaws and regulations for the prevention of nuisances and the preservation of order on the common.
(2)The scheme may contain any of the statutory provisions for the benefit of the neighbourhood mentioned in section seven of the M1Commons Act 1876.
(3)The scheme shall be in the prescribed form, and shall identify by reference to a plan the common to be thereby regulated, and for this purpose an ordance survey map shall, if possible, be used.
[F2(4)Regulations under subsection (3) may—
(a)prescribe alternative forms;
(b)permit exceptions or modifications to be made to any prescribed form.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 179(3)
F2S. 1(4) inserted (E.W.) (12.8.2007 for W. for specified purposes) by Commons Act 2006 (c. 26), ss. 50(4), 56 (with s. 60); S.I. 2007/2386, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 1 extended by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), s. 2(6), Sch. 3 para. 38(1)(a)
C2S. 1 extended (E.W.) (19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 70, 125(2), Sch. 9 para.1(2)(a) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)
C3Ss. 1-3 functions made exercisable concurrently (E.W.) (22.7.2004 with effect in accordance with art. 25(1)) by The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1777), arts. 1, 25(2)(ii) (with art. 35)
C4Ss. 1-3 functions made exercisable concurrently (E.W.) (1.2.2005 with effect in accordance with art. 25(1)) by The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1778), arts. 2, 25(1)(2)(ii) (with art. 35)
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