| (1) |
Any person may apply to the commons registration
authority to register land to which the Part ie part 1 of the
Commons Act 2006, registration applies as a town or village green in
a case where subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies. |
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| (2) |
This subsection applies where – |
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(a) |
a significant number of the inhabitants of any
locality, or of any neighbourhood within a locality, have indulged
as of right in lawful sports and pastimes on the land for a period
of at least 20 years; and |
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(b) |
they continue to do so at the time of application. |
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| (3) |
This subsection applies
where – |
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(a) |
a significant number of the inhabitants of any
locality, or of any neighbourhood within a locality, indulged as of
right in lawful sports and pastimes on the land for a period of at
least 20 years; |
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(b) |
they ceased to do so before the time of
the application but after the commencement of this section; and |
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(c) |
the application is made within the
period of two years beginning with the cessation referred to in
paragraph (b). |
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| (4) |
This subsection applies
(subject to subsection (5), where – |
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(a) |
a significant number of the inhabitants
of any locality, or of any neighbourhood within a locality, indulged
as of right in lawful sports and pastimes on the land for a period
of at least 20 years; |
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(b) |
they ceased to do so before the
commencement of this section; and |
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(c) |
the application is made within the
period of five years beginning with the cessation referred to in
paragraph (b). |
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