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Displaying 511 - 515 of 782Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No.2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Wales) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 739 (W.99) (C.19) of 2012).
This Order brings into force and makes transitional provisions in relation with provisions of the which relate to deregistration and exchange of, and works on, common land, together with related appeals and all remaining purposes provisions which relate to deregistration and exchange of, and works on, common land.
Implements: Commons Act 2006 (Chapter 26). (2006-07-19)
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 636 of 2012).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010: in article 34 and Schedule 5 in relation with statutory consultees; in article 38 concerning application to a magistrates’ court for a planning enforcement order in relation to an apparent breach of planning control; by inserting new article 37A in relation to registration of development orders in the planning register maintained by the local planning authority.
Flexible Tenancies (Review Procedures) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 695 of 2012).
These Regulations make provision with respect to the procedure to be followed in conducting a review of a flexible tenancy. Such tenancy may be offered by the landlord to a prospective tenant. They also provide with respect to reviews upon application of a tenant following a decisions of the landlord not to grant another tenancy on the coming to an end of a flexible tenancy.
Deregistration and Exchange of Common Land and Greens (Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 738 (W.98) of 2012).
These Regulations make provision with respect to the procedure for applications for the deregistration, or the deregistration and exchange, of land registered in a register of common land or a register of town or villagegreens. Applications under section 16 of the Commons Act 2006 for deregistration must be made to the Welsh Ministers. The Regulations also provide for the management and determination of applications, including provision for representations, holding site inspections and hearings or inquiries in appropriate cases.
Commons (Deregistration and Exchange Orders) (Interim Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 740 (W.100) of 2012).
These Regulations specify the manner in which a registration authority must amend the registers which it maintains pursuant to the Commons Registration Act 1965, when it receives an order under section 17 of the Commons Act 2006. Where an application for is deregistration of land as common land or as a town or village green, and registration of other land in replacement is granted, section 17(1) and (2) of the 2006 Act requires the Welsh Ministers to make an order directing the commons registration authority to amend its register of common land or town or village greens accordingly.