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The Commons Registration (General) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

W.S.I. 2003/994 · Made 2 April 2003

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COMMON LAND, WALES

Made 2nd April 2003

Coming into force 1st May 2003

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(1)(a) and (d) of the Commons Registration Act 1965f1, and now vested in the National Assembly for Walesf2, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1965 c. 64. See the definition of “prescribed” in section 22(1).

f2

These powers were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
  2. 2Substitution of new fee
  3. 3Amendment of the Form
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Commons Registration (General) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and come into force on 1st May 2003.

(2)

These Regulations apply to Wales.

(3)

In these Regulations—

  • “the Form” (“y Ffurflen”) means Form 21 substituted in Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations;

  • “the Principal Regulations” (“y Prif Reoliadau”) means the Commons Registration (General) Regulations 1966f1.

2Substitution of new fee

In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)

in the first column, for the words “ten pounds” there is substituted the words “twenty pounds”; and

(b)

in the second column, for the amounts “£6.00” and “50p” there is substituted the amounts “£14.00” and “£1.00” respectively.

3Amendment of the Form

In the part of the Form headed “FEES”, for the amounts “£6.00”, “50p” and “£10.00”, there are substituted the amounts “£14.00”, “£1.00” and “£20.00” respectively.

Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998f1.

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

2nd April 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide, in relation to Wales, for the increase of fees prescribed in the Commons Registration (General) Regulations 1966 (S.I. 1966/1471), which were previously increased by the Commons Registration (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980/1195) and the Commons Registration (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/2167)), for searches of the Registers of Common Land and Town and Village Greens and for providing certified copies of entries in the Registers.

These Regulations also amend the amounts specified in the Table of Fees contained at the end of the form contained in the Schedule to S.I. 1989/2167 accordingly.