(1) The title of this Order is the Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions (Wales) and Commencement No. 4 (Wales) (Amendment)) Order 2017.
(2) In this Orderβ
βthe 1965 Actβ (β Deddf 1965 β) means the Commons Registration Act 1965 ; and
βthe 2006 Actβ (β Deddf 2006 β) means the Commons Act 2006.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
S.I. 2017/933 (W.)
The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions (Wales) and Commencement No. 4 (Wales) (Amendment)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/933 (W.))
Article 2 brings sections 20(1) and 21(1) of the Commons Act 2006 (βthe 2006 Actβ) into force in relation to Wales. Article 3 brings the remainder of sections 20 and 21 of the 2006 Act fully into force in relation to Wales. These sections make provision for the inspection of the registers of common land and town and village greens held by commons registration authorities in Wales, and other documents, and for the production of official copies. Article 4 contains transitional provisions.
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The following provisions of the 2006 Act come into force on 20 September 2017β
(a) section 20(1) (inspection); and
(b) section 21(1) (official copies).
The following provisions of the 2006 Act come into force for all remaining purposes on 20 September 2017β
(a) section 20(2) and (3) (inspection); and
(b) section 21(2) and (3) (official copies).
(1) In relation to any area in Wales, references in sections 20(1) and 21(1) of the 2006 Act to a register of common land or town or village greens are, until the coming into force of section 1 of the 2006 Act in relation to that area, to be taken as references to such a register maintained under sections 1 and 3 of the 1965 Act.
(2) In relation to any area in Wales, sections 20 and 21 of the 2006 Act and any regulations made under those provisions are, until the coming into force of section 1 of the 2006 Act in relation to that area, to apply as if, in section 61(2)(b) of the 2006 Act, for the words βPart 1 of this Actβ there were substituted βsections 1 and 3 of the Commons Registration Act 1965β.
(1) With effect from 20 September 2017, the Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) (Wales) Order 2017 is amended as follows.
(2) After article 3 addβ
Extension of application of sections 19 and 22 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2006 Act
(4)
(1) In relation to any area in Wales, references in sections 19 and 22 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2006 Act and any regulations made under those provisions, to a register of common land or town or village greens are, until the coming into force of section 1 of the 2006 Act in relation to that area, to be taken as references to such a register maintained under sections 1 and 3 of the 1965 Act.
(2) In relation to any area in Wales, sections 19 and 22 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2006 Act and any regulations made under those provisions, are, until the coming into force of section 1 of the 2006 Act in relation to that area, to apply as if, in section 61(2)(b) of the 2006 Act, for the words βPart 1 of this Actβ there were substituted βsections 1 and 3 of the Commons Registration Act 1965β.
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