Search Legislation

The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) (England) Order 2007

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

 Help about opening options

Opening Options

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) (England) Order 2007, Section 3. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.

Transitional provisions and savingsE+W

3.—(1) Until the coming into force of section 1 of the 2006 Act in relation to any area of England—

(a)references to land being registered as common land or as a town or village green in—

(i)sections 16 and 17 of the 2006 Act;

(ii)sections 38 and 44 of the 2006 Act; and

(iii)section 29(2) of the National Trust Act 1907(1),

shall, in relation to that area, be taken as references to land being so registered under the 1965 Act; and

(b)references in section 17 of the 2006 Act to rights of common being registered as exercisable over such land shall, in relation to that area, be taken as references to rights of common being so registered under the 1965 Act.

(2) An order under section 17(1) of the 2006 Act relating to land in any area of England shall, until the coming into force of section 1 of the 2006 Act in relation to that area, be taken as an order requiring the commons registration authority to remove the release land from its register of common land or town or village greens kept under the 1965 Act, and (where applicable) to register the matters referred to in section 17(2) of the 2006 Act in that register.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 147 of the Inclosure Act 1845(2), section 4 of the Inclosure Act 1847(3) and sections 4 and 5 of the Inclosure Act 1857(4), any application for an order of exchange under section 147 of the Inclosure Act 1845 made before 1st October 2007 shall continue to be dealt with on and after that date as if those provisions remained in force.

(4) Section 38(1) of the 2006 Act shall not apply in relation to any works carried out in accordance with consent which is granted under section 194 of the Law of Property Act 1925(7) before 1st October 2007.

(5) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 194 of the Law of Property Act 1925—

(a)any application for consent under that section made before 1st October 2007 shall continue to be dealt with on and after that date as if that section remained in force; and

(b)if consent is granted on such an application, section 38(1) of the 2006 Act shall not apply in relation to any works carried out in accordance with that consent.

(6) Subsection (2A) of section 23 of the National Trust Act 1971(5) shall not apply in relation to any application for consent under that section made before 1st October 2007.

(7) Section 15 of the New Parishes Measure 1943(6) shall, in relation to any application for consent under that section made before 1st October 2007, continue to apply as if it had not been amended by the 2006 Act.

(1)

1907 c.cxxxvi, as amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act.

(2)

1845 c.118. Section 147 is repealed by section 53 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 6 to, the 2006 Act.

(3)

1847 c.111. Section 4 is repealed by section 53 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 6 to, the 2006 Act.

(4)

1857 c.31. Sections 4 and 5 are repealed by section 53 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 6 to, the 2006 Act.

(5)

1971 c.vi. Section 23(2A) is inserted, and other amendments are made to section 23, by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act.

(6)

1943 No.1. Section 15 is amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act.

(7)

1925 c.20. Section 194 is repealed by section 53 of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to, the 2006 Act.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

See additional information alongside the content

Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources