Commons Act 2006

8 (1) If a commons registration authority is satisfied that any land registered as a town or village green is land to which this paragraph applies, the authority shall, subject to this paragraph, remove that land from its register of town or village greens. E+W

(2) This paragraph applies to land where—

(a) the land was provisionally registered as a town or village green under section 4 of the 1965 Act;

(b) on the date of the provisional registration the land was covered by a building or was within the curtilage of a building;

(c) the provisional registration became final; and

(d) since the date of the provisional registration the land has at all times been, and still is, covered by a building or within the curtilage of a building.

(3) A commons registration authority may only remove land under sub-paragraph (1) acting on—

(a) the application of any person made before such date as regulations may specify; or

(b) a proposal made and published by the authority before such date as regulations may specify.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 2 para. 8 extended and modified (temp.) by S.I. 2017/564, art. 4 (as added) (20.9.2017) by The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions (Wales) and Commencement No. 4 (Wales) (Amendment)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/933), art. 5(1)(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 8 partly in force; Sch. 2 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 56(1); Sch. 2 para. 8(3) in force for certain purposes for W. at 12.8.2007 by S.I. 2007/2386, art. 2

I2 Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 1.10.2008 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2008/1960, art. 2(1)(f), Sch. (with art. 3)

I3 Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 15.12.2014 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2014/3026, art. 3 (with arts. 4, 5)

I4 Sch. 2 para. 8(1)(2) in force at 10.4.2017 for W. by S.I. 2017/564, art. 2(b)

I5 Sch. 2 para. 8(3) in force at 10.4.2017 for W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/564, art. 3(c)