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Metropolitan Commons Act 1878

41 & 42 Vict. c. 71 · Enacted 16 August 1878 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to extend to Metropolitan Commons certain provisions of the Commons Act, 1876.

[16th August 1878]C1

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Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1894 (c. 56)

Contents

  1. 1Short title.
  2. 2Power to Metropolitan Board to acquire and hold common rights.
  3. 3Extension of certain provisions of 39 & 40 Vict. c. 56.

1Short title.

This Act shall be cited as the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878, and shall be read as forming one Act with the M1Metropolitan Commons Acts 1866 and M21869.

2Power to Metropolitan Board to acquire and hold common rights.

F1A London borough shall, in respect of any common the whole or part of which is situate within the borough, have the same power to purchase and hold, with a view to prevent the extinction of the rights of common, any saleable rights in common, or any tenement of a commoner having annexed thereto rights of common, as is conferred by the fifth paragraph of the eighth section of the M1Commons Act 1876 upon F2a district council in respect of a suburban common.

3Extension of certain provisions of 39 & 40 Vict. c. 56.F1

Section 30 of the Commons Act 1876 shall, after the passing of this Act, apply to metropolitan commons within the meaning of the Metropolitan Commons Acts of 1866 and 1869.