Our Common Landthe law and history of common land and village greens

Our Common Land: the law and history of commons and village greens was first published in 1971. This sixth edition, by Paul Clayden, has been thoroughly revised and updated to include, in particular, the important changes made by the Commons Act 2006.

This edition states the law at October 2006.

As the contents list (below) shows, the book puts the law into practice, and describes everyone’s rights and responsibilities on common land. It will be of benefit to local authorities, landowners, common-right holders, and the public who now has a right to walk on all the 1.3 million acres of common land in England and Wales. The book also has a substantial section dealing with village greens, which complements the society’s Getting Greens Registered.

Paul Clayden, a solicitor, was the society’s secretary from 1976 to 1984. He subsequently worked for the National Association of Local Councils and was its director from 1995 to 1998. He is now a freelance legal consultant and author. He is a vice-president of the Open Spaces Society.

Contents

I An introduction to common land

II Commons registration

III Common land - the rights of the parties IV Management and control of common land

V Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 – access provisions VI Statutory protection of common land

VII Town and village greens

VIII The future of common land and village greens

Appendices

1. Common Land Forum: summary of unimplemented recommendations

2. Common Land Policy Statement 2002: summary of unimplemented proposals

Extracts from statutes and statutory instruments

Bibliography

Index

Errata, for those who have already purchased this book:

• Page 130 Line 7 delete \'interested in the common\'. [See text para 6.33]
• Page 136 Article 17(1) Line 1 After \'enactment\' insert \'or in any scheme made under, or confirmed by, any enactment,\'.
• Page 206 Halsbury\'s Laws .... should now be \'2003 reissue, vol 6, paras 401-700 (pages 229-407)\'. This was written by Angela Sydenham and her new book ‘Commons and Village Greens – the modern law’ should be added to the bibliography

£19.00 - OSS Member price
£20.00 - OSS Non-members price