
2008 No. 1961
Commons, England
The Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2008 (revoked)
Made 21st July 2008
Laid before Parliament 24th July 2008
Coming into force 1st October 2008
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PART 1 Preliminary
Title, commencement and application
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Interpretation
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Official stamp of registration authority
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Appointment of persons to discharge functions of a registration authority
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PART 2 The Registers
Form of the registers
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Register units
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Method of registration
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Replacement of register sheets
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Register maps
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Contents of register maps
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Register map overlays
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Fresh editions of register maps
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Supplemental maps
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Continuing validity of existing register entries
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PART 3 Applications and proposals to amend the registers
Scope of this Part
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Making an application
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Application fees
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Making a proposal
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Land descriptions
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Management of application
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Registration authority’s duty to publicise application
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Applicant’s duty to publicise application
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Registration authority’s duty to publicise proposal
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Contents of notice of application or proposal
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Inspection of copies of documents
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Representations
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Responsibility for determining applications and proposals
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Method of determining applications and proposals
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Notice of public inquiry or hearing
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Public inquiries: general provisions
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Pre-inquiry meeting
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Procedure at inquiries
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Hearings
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Site inspections
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Changes of procedure
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Consultation requirement
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Action to be taken following determination of application or proposal
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Award of costs in relation to certain applications
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PART 4 Transitional Period
The transitional period and transitional application period
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Notice of the transitional period
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Review of the registers
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Determination of applications and proposals to amend the registers
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Amendment of registers after end of transitional period
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PART 5 Miscellaneous
Declaration of entitlement to right of common
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Operation at law of relevant instruments effecting statutory dispositions
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Severance by transfer to Natural England
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Matters affecting the public
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Registration under Land Registration Act 2002
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Deregistration and exchange: action to be taken by registration authority on receipt of order
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Vacant benefices
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PART 6 Supplemental
Electronic communications
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Service of documents
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Inspection and copying of documents
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Official copies
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Revocations and transitional provisions
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SCHEDULE 1
Registration authorities
Regulation 1

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SCHEDULE 2
Forms
Regulation 2
Form 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Form 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Form 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 3
Model and Standard entries
Regulation 2
PART 1 Model Entries
Model Entry 1
For the general part of the register.
Agreement between registration authorities
Model Entry 2
For the general part of the register.
Transfer from one registration authority to another
Model Entry 3
For the rights section of the register.
Newly created right of common attached to land
Model Entry 4
For the rights section of the register.
Variation of a right of common
Model Entry 5
For the rights section of the register.
Apportionment of a right of common
Model Entry 6
For the rights section of the register.
Attachment of right of common
Model Entry 7
For the rights section of the register.
Re-allocation of attached right of common
Model Entry 8
For the rights section of the register.
Transfer of right of common held in gross
Model Entry 9
For the rights section of the register.
Surrender and extinguishment of right of common
Model Entry 10
For the rights section of the register.
Declaration of entitlement to attached right of common
Model Entry 11
For the rights section of the register.
Declaration of partial entitlement to exercise attached right of common
Model Entry 12
For the rights section of the register.
Cancellation of declarations of partial entitlement to exercise attached right of common
Model Entry 13
For the rights section of the register.
Deregistration and exchange: amendment of right where replacement land registered as new register unitIn the register relating to the release land (‘register unit CL X’)
In the register relating to the replacement land (‘register unit CL Y’)
Model Entry 14
For the rights section of the register.
Severance by transfer of a right of common
Model Entry 15
For the land section of the register.
Deregistration of part of registered area
Model Entry 16
For the land section of the register.
Deregistration of whole of registered area
Model Entry 17
For the land section of the register
Registration of new land as addition to registered area
Model Entry 18
For the land section of the register.
Registration of new land as new register unit
Model Entry 19
For the land section of the register.
Town or village green wrongly registered as common landIn the commons register relating to the wrongly registered land (‘register unit CL X’)
In the town or village greens register (‘register unit VG Y’)
Model Entry 20
For the land section of the register
Deregistration of part of registered area and registration of replacement land
Model Entry 21
For notes, land section of the register.
Note of matters affecting the public
Model Entry 22
For notes, land section of the register.
Note of matters affecting the public
Model Entry 23
For notes, ownership section of the register.
Registration under Land Registration Act 2002
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Model Entry 24
For ownership section of the register.
Registration under Land Registration Act 2002
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PART 2 Standard Entries
Standard Entry 1
For register map.
Indorsement
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Standard Entry 2
For register or register map.
Indorsement
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Standard Entry 3
For column 5 of the rights section.
Supplemental maps
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Standard Entry 4
For the supplemental map.
Supplemental maps
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SCHEDULE 4
Making an application
Regulation 16
Applications under section 6: creation of right of common
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Applications under section 7: variation of right of common
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Applications for the purposes of section 8: apportionment of right of common
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Applications under section 10: attachment of right of common to land
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Applications under section 11: re-allocation of a right of common
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Applications under section 12: transfer of right in gross
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Applications under section 13: surrender or extinguishment of right of common
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Applications pursuant to section 14: statutory dispositions
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Applications under section 15(1): registration of town or village green
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Applications under section 15(8): registration of land as town or village green by its owner
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Applications under section 19(4)(b): amendment of a register of common land or town or village greens
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Applications under paragraph 1(6)(b) of Schedule 1: severance of right of common by transfer to public body
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Applications under paragraph 3(7)(b) of Schedule 1: severance of right of common by order
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Applications under Schedule 2: non-registration or mistaken registration
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Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: creation of right of common
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Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: surrender or extinguishment of right of common
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Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: variation of right of common
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Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: apportionment of right of common
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Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: severance of right of common
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Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: transfer of right in gross
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Applications for the purposes of Schedule 3: statutory dispositions
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SCHEDULE 5
Application fees
Regulation 17
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SCHEDULE 6
Persons on whom applicant must serve notice of an application
Regulation 22
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