Part 2Management
Functions of commons councils
I132Ancillary powers
1
A commons council has the power to do anything which it considers will facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the carrying out of its functions.
2
The power conferred by subsection (1) includes power to—
a
enter into agreements;
b
prepare and adopt management plans;
c
raise money (including by applying for funds from any source);
d
acquire or dispose of land;
e
employ staff.
3
The power of a commons council to raise money as specified in subsection (2)(c) includes power to require the payment of fees in connection with—
a
the exercise of rights of common over, or the exercise of rights to use the surplus of, the land for which the council is established, and
b
participation in the council,
and any such fees owed to the council may be recovered as a debt due to it.