# Commons Act 2006, Section 13: Surrender and extinguishment


(1) The surrender to any extent of a right of common which is registered in a register of common land or town or village greens—
(a) only has effect if it complies with such requirements as to form and content as regulations may provide; and
(b) does not operate at law until, on an application under this section, the right is removed from the register.
(2) The reference in subsection (1) to a surrender of a right of common does not include a disposition having the effect referred to in section 7(1)(a).
(3) A right of common which is registered in a register of common land or town or village greens cannot be extinguished by operation of common law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/26/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/commons-act-2006/section-13
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