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Inclosure Act 1845

Vict/8-9 c. 118 · Enacted 8 August 1845 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act to facilitate the Inclosure and Improvement of Commons and Lands held in common, the Exchange of Lands, and the Division of intermixed Lands; to provide Remedies for defective or incomplete Executions, and for the Non-execution of the Powers of general and local Inclosure Acts; and to provide for the Revival of such Powers in certain cases.

[8th August 1845]C1C2C3C4C5

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Modifications

C1

Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2

Functions of inclosure commissioners for England and Wales now exercisable by Secretary of State, and functions of assistant commissioners exercisable by officer of the Secretary of State assigned for that purpose: Settled Land Act 1882 (c. 38), s. 48(1), Board of Agriculture Act 1889 (c. 30), s. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 Pt. II, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903 (c. 31), s. 1(1), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1, S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1200), 1965/143, 1967/156 and 1970/1681

C3

Functions of churchwardens and overseers of the poor (except so far as they relate to church affairs or ecclesiastical charities) now exercisable in parishes by parish councils or meetings, in communities by community councils, in the City of London by the Common Council, in Greater London (except the City and Temples) by London borough councils and otherwise by rating authorities: Local Government Act 1894 (c. 73), ss. 5(2), 6(1)(c), London Government Act 1899 (c. 14), ss. 11, 23, City of London (Union of Parishes) Act 1907 (c. cxl), s. 11, Rating and Valuation Act 1925 (c. 90), s. 62, S.R. & O. 1927/55 (Rev. XIX, p. 599: 1927, p. 967), London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 1(6) and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 1, 2, 20, 179, Schs. 1, 4

C4

Functions of allotment wardens now exercisable in parishes by parish councils or meetings, in communities by community councils, in Greater London (except the City and Temples) by agreement with any London borough council by that council and in districts by agreement with any district council by that council: Local Government Act 1894 (c. 73), s. 6(4), Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 (c. 36), s. 33, London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 1(6) and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 1, 2, 20, 179, Schs. 1, 4

C5

Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

Act except section 12: powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1

Contents

  1. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  2. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 4–5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 9Documents of the tithe commissioners may be used. Power to summon witnesses.
  9. 10Commissioners may delegate powers to assistant commissioners.
  10. 11Descriptions of land subject to be inclosed under this Act.
  11. 12Wastes of manors and lands subject to indefinite common rights at all times not to be inclosed without previous direction of Parliament.
  12. 13New Forest and Forest of Dean excepted.
  13. 14Land within certain distances of large towns not to be inclosed without the previous direction of Parliament.
  14. 15Village greens not to be inclosed; but provision may be made for preserving the surface and fixing boundaries.
  15. 16Persons interested in lands for purposes of applications, &c.
  16. 17Where the crown is interested, who shall be substituted.
  17. 18Where Duke of Cornwall is interested, who shall be substituted.
  18. 19Provision for persons jointly interested.
  19. 20In case of disability Commissioners to name substitutes.
  20. 21Attornies may be appointed by persons interested. Form of power of attorney.
  21. 22Proportional interests, how estimated.
  22. 23Proportional interests of lords of manors.
  23. 24—27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  42. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  43. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  44. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. 49Titles not to be determined by valuer, commissioners, or assistant commissioners.
  46. 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  48. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  49. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  50. 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  52. 56Appeal against determination of the commissioners.
  53. 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  56. 60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. 61Power to valuer to make watercourses, &c.
  58. 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  59. 63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  61. 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  62. 66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  63. 67Roads to be repaired by the parish after certificate by two justices of the peace.
  64. 68Private roads.
  65. 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  66. 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  67. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  68. 72Allotment for repair of roads.
  69. 73Allotments for public purposes.
  70. 74†Provision for awarding allotments for exercise to individuals, subject to the obligation of permitting it to be used.
  71. 75†Allotments for the labouring poor may be made subject to a corn rent-charge, to vary and be recoverable as a tithe rent-charge.
  72. 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  73. 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  74. 78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  75. 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  76. 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  77. 81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  78. 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  79. 83Allotments to be fenced.
  80. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  81. 85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  82. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  83. 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  84. 88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  85. 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  86. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  87. 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  88. 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  89. 93Wills and settlements not to be affected.
  90. 94Tenure of the allotments.
  91. 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  92. 96Seigniories not affected, except with consent.
  93. 97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  94. 98Right to minerals under land inclosed existing distinct from the property in the surface, and not compensated upon inclosure, not to be affected.
  95. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  96. 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  97. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  98. 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  99. 103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  100. 104. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  101. 105Confirmation of award to be conclusive evidence that the directions of this Act have been obeyed.
  102. 106Allotments to be in compensation of previous rights.
  103. 107Allotments may be sub-divided by supplemental order.
  104. 108Allotment for the labouring poor shall be managed by the allotment wardens.
  105. 109Such allotments how to be let.
  106. 110Recovery of gardens on nonpayment of rent, &c.
  107. 111Possession, how to be recovered from tenant holding over.
  108. 112Rents of allotment how to be applied.
  109. 113Regulated pastures may be set out. Repealed
  110. 114Conversion into regulated pasture to be deemed an inclosure.
  111. 115Rule of rating to be established.
  112. 116Property of soil of regulated pastures.
  113. 117Election of field reeves.
  114. 118Duties of field reeves.
  115. 119Provision for rateable increase or diminution of rights.
  116. 120Expences to be raised by rate.
  117. 121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  118. 122. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  119. 123Power to enter land for surveys, &c.
  120. 124. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  121. 125. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  122. 126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  123. 127. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  124. 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  125. 129. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  126. 130Repayment to consolidated fund.
  127. 131Persons attending meetings to pay their own expences.
  128. 132Expenses of witnesses.
  129. 133. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  130. 134. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  131. 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  132. 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  133. 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  134. 138. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  135. 139. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  136. 140. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  137. 141. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  138. 142. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  139. 143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  140. 144. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  141. 145Notice may be given to reversioners.
  142. 146Copies of award to be made and deposited.
  143. 147Exchanges may be made of land not subject to be inclosed. Repealed
  144. 148Division of intermixed lands.
  145. 149Inconvenient allotments for the poor and for public purposes may be exchanged for land more convenient.
  146. 150Notices of intended exchanges and divisions to be given.
  147. 151Expences of exchanges and divisions.
  148. 152. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  149. 153. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  150. 154. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  151. 155. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  152. 156. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  153. 157. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  154. 158Power to reduce the number of trustees under local Act where a sufficient number of persons qualified cannot be found.
  155. 159Penalties and forfeitures, how recoverable.
  156. 160Distress, how to be made.
  157. 161Distress not unlawful for informality.
  158. 162Notices, how to be given.
  159. 163†Advertisements, awards, &c. free of duty.
  160. 163AAgreements: stamp duty land tax
  161. 164Persons giving false evidence, &c. to be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  162. 165. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  163. 166. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  164. 167Interpretation clause.
  165. 168Act to extend only to England and Wales.
  166. 169. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  167. Schedule The SCHEDULE to which this Act refers. . .