Getting Greens Registereda guide to law and procedure for town and village greens

Getting Greens Registered was first published in 1994. This second edition, by John Riddall, has been thoroughly revised and updated to include, in particular, the important changes made by the Commons Act 2006 and the law courts.

This edition states the law at 6 April 2007 and it comes with a supplement updating the book to March 2008. It applies to both England and Wales.

As the contents list shows, this book is a practical handbook for anyone wanting to register a piece of land as a town or village green. It gives a straightforward, step-by-step account of the action needed. It will be of benefit to individuals, community groups, landowners, local councils and other local authorities. This is by far the most detailed advice ever to be published for registration authorities and applicants on this subject.

John Riddall MA (TCD) is a barrister and before his retirement was a senior lecturer in law at the University of Leeds.His books include Land Law, Jurisprudence, The Law of Trusts and, with John Trevelyan, Rights of Way: a guide to law and practice. He is a vice-president of the Open Spaces Society. We are grateful to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for supporting the publication of this book.

Contents

Foreword, by George Laurence QC I Town or village greens II Why register land as a green? III The conditions for registration of new greens IV Applying to register the land V Possible pitfalls VI Other matters VII Frequently-asked questions

Appendices

• Commons Act 2006 section 15
• The Commons (Registration of Town or Village Greens) Interim Arrangements (England) Regulations 2007 SI 2007 no 457 and Form 44
• Lawful sports and pastimes
• Inclosure Act 1857 section 12 and Commons Act 1876 section 29
• Summary of the Trap Grounds case (Oxfordshire County Council v Oxford City Council [2006] 2 AC 674)
• Scope for reform of the law on town and village greens
• Bibliography

With photographs by Steve Morgan This publication also includes one copy of the loose-leaf \'Evidence Questionnaire\' Updates, for those who have already purchased this book

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