Common Land Registration Authorities

The Commons Registration Act 1965 required each county council to establish a Register of Common Land.   They were also required to administer the registration of common land and town and village greens required under the 1965 Act.

Each of the 22 current Unitary Authorities in Wales is a Commons Registration Authority and they hold the Registers established under the 1965 Act.  They offer support and advice on common land issues and are the first point of contact for the majority of common land queries.

Their main function today is to:

• maintain the registers for public inspection;
• conduct searches of the registers;
• handle applications for amendments to the registers;
• register new town and village greens; and
• remove common land from the registers.
  

External links

Authorities : Welsh Local Government Association
Commons Registration Act 1965
Commons Act 2006