Regulation 2 Scope and interpretation

These Regulations apply where the Secretary of State, or a person appointed by him, has granted an application under section 16 of the 2006 Act and has made an order under section 17 of the 2006 Act in consequence of the granting of that application.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1965 Act” means the Commons Registration Act 1965^f1;

• “the 2006 Act” means the Commons Act 2006;

• “commons registration authority” means a registration authority under the 1965 Act;

• “deregistration order” means an order to a commons registration authority under section 17(1) of the 2006 Act (other than a deregistration and exchange order);

• “deregistration and exchange order” means an order to a commons registration authority under section 17(1) and (2) of the 2006 Act;

• “the General Regulations” means the Commons Registration (General) Regulations 1966^f2, and “General Regulation” followed by a number means the regulation so numbered in the General Regulations;

• “Model Entry” followed by a number means the specimen entry so numbered in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the General Regulations or Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations^f3;

• “register of common land” and “register of town or village greens” refer to the registers maintained by a commons registration authority pursuant to section 3 of the 1965 Act;

• “register unit” is to be interpreted in accordance with General Regulation 10;

• “Standard Entry” followed by a number means the specimen entry so numbered in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations, or an entry to substantially the same effect^f4.