Commons Act 1876

Part IIIU.K.

MiscellaneousU.K.

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35 Act not to apply to metropolitan commons.U.K.

This Act, save as herein expressly provided, shall not apply to any metropolitan common within the meaning of the M1Metropolitan Commons Acts 1866 M2 and 1869.

F236 A common regulated under Act not to be inclosed without sanction of Parliament.U.K.

[F2Where an Act of Parliament has been passed confirming a provisional order under this Act for the regulation of a common, then, subject to and without prejudice to the provisions of that order, such common shall not, nor shall any part thereof, be inclosed without the sanction of Parliament subsequently obtained.]

DefinitionsU.K.

37 Definitions.U.K.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

• “A common” means any land subject to be inclosed under the Inclosure Acts 1845 to 1868:

• “Waste land of a manor” means and includes any land consisting of waste land of any manor on which the tenants of such manor have rights of common, or of any land subject to any rights of common which may be exercised at all times of the year for cattle levant and couchant, or to any rights of common which may be exercised at all times of the year, and are not limited by number of stints:

• “Person” includes a body corporate:

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