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The Commons Registration (Time Limits) (Amendment) Order 1970

S.I. 1970/383 · Made 10 March 1970

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COMMON

Made 10th March 1970

Laid before Parliament 18th March 1970

Coming into Operation 25th March 1970

The Minister of Housing and Local Government and the Secretary of State, in exercise of their respective powers under sections 1(2) and 20(1) of the Commons Registration Act 1965 (hereinafter called “the Act”), as read with the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources (Dissolution) Order 1967f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—

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Footnotes

f1

(1967 I, p. 258).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Commons Registration (Time Limits) (Amendment) Order 1970, and shall come into operation on 25th March 1970.

2

The period for registrations under section 4 of the Act, which, by virtue of article 2 of the Commons Registration (Time Limits) Order 1966f1, began on 2nd January 1967 and was to have ended on 31st March 1970, is hereby extended until 31st July 1970, and, accordingly, for the words “31st March 1970” in that article there shall be substituted the words “31st July 1970”.

Signature

Given under the official seal of the Minister of Housing and Local Government on 10th March 1970.

L.S.

Anthony Greenwood

Minister of Housing and Local Government

Given under my hand

George Thomas

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Welsh Office

10th March 1970

Explanatory note

This Order extends until 31st July 1970 the period for registrations under section 4 of the Commons Registration Act 1965 which, by virtue of the Commons Registration (Time Limits) Order 1966, was to have ended on 31st March 1970. It does not affect the last date for the submission of applications for registration under section 4, which was fixed by the 1966 Order at 2nd January 1970.