Inclosure Act 1848
1 Persons not interested in lands to be inclosed may apply to submit land to operation of inclosure.
2 Maps of old inclosed lands may be dispensed with.
3 Allotments of less than five pounds value may be compensated in money.
4Valuer may set out private and occupation roads in certain cases for use of lands other than lands to be inclosed.
5 Expenses of maintaining private roads, &c. may be passed by a rate on owners.
6 Rating officer may be appointed for repairing private and common ponds, ditches, &c.
7 How rates to be raised.
8 Money raised for expenses to be paid to commissioners.
9 How claims may be made.
10 How person trespassing where rights suspended or extinguished, or allotments entered upon, may be proceeded against.
11 Persons having taken possession of allotment may maintain action for damage.
12 On neglect of owner of an allotment to fence, owner of any other allotment prejudiced by his neglect may obtain possession and do the necessary work.
13 Provisions of Inclosure Acts concerning exchanges of land not subject to be inclosed, &c. extended to partition.
14 Provisions of Inclosure Acts applicable to such exchange to apply to partition under this Act.
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16 Recited Acts deemed part of this Act.

Inclosure Act 1848

1848 c.99

An Act to further extend the Provisions of the Act for the Inclosure and Improvement of Commons.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2

“The commissioners” means the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales whose functions are now exercisable by Secretary of State: Settled Land Act 1882 (c. 38), s. 48(1), Board of Agriculture Act 1889 (c. 30), s. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 Pt. II, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903 (c. 31), s. 1(1), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1, S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I p. 1200), 1965/143, 1967/156 and 1970/1681

C3

Preamble (which recites Inclosure Act 1845 (c. 118), Inclosure Act 1846 (c. 70) and Inclosure Act 1847 (c. 111)) omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

Act: powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1