Greenham and Crookham Commons Act 2002

19 Special events and activities

(1) The Council may, with the consent of the Commission, authorise the holding on the Common or any additional open space of any festival or sporting or other special event which would otherwise be contrary to byelaws made under section 15 (Power to make byelaws) above if the Council considers that the holding of the festival or event will be conducive to the attainment of all or any of the purposes set out in section 8(1) (a) to (c) (General duty of Council and Commission) above.

(2) Any such authorisation may be given on such terms (including the payment of a fee) and subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Council may determine.

(3) Any fee received by the Council under subsection (2) above in respect of the holding of a festival or event, after deduction of such amount as the Council may determine to be reasonably necessary to reimburse the Council for any expenditure incurred by the Council in respect of the holding of the festival or event, shall be paid by the Council to the Commission.

(4) Subject to subsection (5) below, the Council may set aside any part of the Common and any additional open space for the exclusive use for any specified form of, or any specified, recreational or educational activity; and land may be so set aside for such use for such period or periods, or during such time or times of the day, as the Council may determine.

(5) The power in subsection (4) above may only be exercised with the prior approval of the Commission in any case where—

(a) the area of the land set aside exceeds two hectares; or

(b) the land is set aside for a period of more than 7 consecutive days.