(1)A grant or inclosure of common purporting to be made under the general authority of any of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto or any Act incorporating the same, or any provisions thereof, shall not be valid unless it is either—
(a)specially authorised by Act of Parliament; or
(b)made to or by any Government Department; or
(c)made with the consent of the [F1Secretary of State.]
(2)The [F1Secretary of State], in giving or withholding [F1his consent] under this section, shall have regard to the same considerations, and shall, if necessary, hold the same inquiries as are directed by the M1Commons Act 1876 to be taken into consideration and held by the [F1Secretary of State] before forming an opinion whether an application under the Inclosure Acts shall be acceded to or not.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by virtue of 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
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 22 excluded by Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41), s. 9(4), Sch. 2 para. 3(6)
Marginal Citations