Explanatory note

These Regulations provide, in relation to England only, for an increase of fees prescribed in the Commons Registration (General) Regulations 1966 (and previously increased by S.I. 1980/1195 and S.I. 1989/2167) for searches of the registers of common land and town or village greens. They also amend Form 21, which must be used to apply for searches of the registers.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment in respect of these Regulations has been produced and a copy placed in the Library of both Houses of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Common Land Branch, Zone 1/05 Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EB, by telephone (0117 372 8875), by e-mail ([email protected]), or by visiting the Department’s website (www.defra.gov.uk).