Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

• “the 1965 Act” means the Commons Registration Act 1965;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Act 1989;

• “the 1971 Regulations” means the Commons Commissioners Regulations 1971^f1;

• “the Chief Commissioner” means the Chief Commons Commissioner, or the Commissioner appointed under section 17(3) of the 1965 Act to act for the time being in his stead;

• “the General Regulations” means the Commons Registration (General) Regulations 1966^f2;

• “the Clerk” means the Clerk for the time being to the Commons Commissioners;

• “concerned authority” means a local authority (other than the registration authority) or a National Park Authority whose area includes any part of the land to which the objection relates;

• “Form” followed by a number means the form so numbered in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, or a form to substantially the same effect;

• “local authority” means the council of a county, a London Borough, a district, and a parish or community council;

• “objection” means a notice of objection under the 1989 Act to the inclusion of land on a register, and “objector” shall be construed accordingly;

• “registration” means a registration of land as common land or town or village green under section 4 of the 1965 Act, and “registered” shall be construed accordingly;

• “registration authority” means the registration authority for the purposes of the 1965 Act; and

• “register unit” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 10 of the General Regulations.

A requirement to publish a notice or other document is a requirement to cause it to be published in a newspaper circulating in the area of the land affected by the objection to which that notice or document relates.

A requirement to display a notice or other document or copies thereof is a requirement to treat it for the purposes of section 232 (public notices) of the Local Government Act 1972^f3 as if it were a public notice within that section.