http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/54/2010-12-01Commons Act 2006An Act to make provision about common land and town or village greens; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2010-12-01 Part 5 Supplementary and general<Emphasis>Amendments and repeals</Emphasis>Power to amend enactments relating to common land or greens541The appropriate national authority may by order amend any relevant Act so as to secure that—aa provision of that Act applying to common land does not apply to land to which Part 1 applies and which is not registered as common land;bsuch a provision applies to either or both of the following—iland registered as common land, or particular descriptions or areas of such land;iiland to which Part 1 does not apply, or particular descriptions or areas of such land.2The appropriate national authority may by order amend any relevant Act so as to secure that—aa provision of that Act which is expressed to apply to a town or village green does not apply to land to which Part 1 applies and which is not registered as a town or village green;bsuch a provision applies to either or both of the following—iland registered as a town or village green, or particular descriptions or areas of such land;iiland to which Part 1 does not apply, or particular descriptions or areas of such land.3In this section, “relevant Act” means any public general Act passed before this Act.4For the purposes of subsection (1) a provision applies to common land if it is expressed to apply (generally) to common land, any common or commons, commonable land, land subject to inclosure under any enactment or other land of a similar description.
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