The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2010

Made: 12th January 2010

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Commons Act 2006[^f00001], makes the following Order.

Citation and application

1

This Order—

• (a) may be cited as the Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2010, and

• (b) applies in relation to England.

Commencement of provisions

2

Sections 26 to 37 (management) of the Commons Act 2006 come into force on 20th January 2010.

Signed

Huw Irranca-Davies — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 12th January 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings sections 26 to 37 of the Commons Act 2006 into force in relation to England on 20th January 2010. Those sections comprise Part 2 of the Act, and allow for the management of registered common land, or of a registered town or village green that is subject to rights of common, by a commons council.

The sections being commenced provide for the establishment of commons councils, their status and constitution, and their functions, together with supplementary provisions.

Further information on the effect of these provisions may be found in the Explanatory Notes to the Act.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c. 26; section 61(1) defines the “appropriate national authority” as the Secretary of State, in relation to England.