Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, prescribe the procedure for applications and proposals under sections 19 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Commons Act 2006.
They include provisions about:
the making, management and determination of applications and proposals to amend the registers (regulations 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16);
fees that may be charged in relation to an application (regulation 6);
the registration authority’s duties in connection with the publication of applications and proposals (regulations 10, 11, 12 and 13);
the holding of public inquiries and hearings and the cases where applications and proposals must be referred to an appointed person for determination (these include cases where the registration authority has an interest in the outcome of the application or proposal) (regulations 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23); and
the award of costs in relation to certain applications (regulation 25).
They enable the Welsh Ministers to appoint persons as eligible to administer and determine applications made to, or proposals made by, a commons registration authority for the amendment of its registers (regulation 4).
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.uk.