Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1962
Commons, England
The Dartmoor Commons (Authorised Severance) Order 2008
Made
21st July 2008
Laid before Parliament
24th July 2008
Coming into force
1st October 2008
The land defined as “the commons” in section 2(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985( 1 ) is land—
(a) over which rights of common are exercisable to which section 9 of the Commons Act 2006( 2 ) applies;
(b) in respect of which no commons council is established; and
(c) in relation to which the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council has the functions of management conferred upon it by the 1985 Act.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 1 to the Commons Act 2006, makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Dartmoor Commons (Authorised Severance) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st October 2008.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1985 Act” means the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985;
“the commons” has the same meaning as in the 1985 Act; and
“the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council” means the Council constituted by section 3 of the 1985 Act.
Dartmoor Commoners’ Council to be regarded as a commons council for certain purposes
2. For all purposes of paragraph 1 (severance by transfer to public bodies) of Schedule 1 to the Commons Act 2006, the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council is to be regarded as a commons council established for the commons.
Jonathan Shaw
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
21st July 2008