Metropolitan Commons Act 1866

Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 ^[1]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make Provision for the Improvement, Protection, and Management of Commons near the Metropolis.
Citation	29 & 30 Vict. c. 122
Introduced by	Henry Cowper
Dates
Royal assent	10 August 1866
Other legislation
Amended by	Metropolitan Commons Amendment Act 1869 London Government Act 1939 Charities Act 1960
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Metropolitan Commons Amendment Act 1869
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Metropolitan Commons Act, 1866.
Citation	32 & 33 Vict. c. 107
Dates
Royal assent	11 August 1869
Other legislation
Amends	Metropolitan Commons Act 1866
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Metropolitan Commons Amendment Act 1869 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 ^[1] (29 & 30 Vict. c. 122) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allowed local authorities within the area of the Metropolitan Police District around London, England to use income from rates to protect and maintain common lands in their areas. It was amended by the Metropolitan Commons Amendment Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 107).

It is one of the Metropolitan Commons Acts 1866 to 1878. ^[2]

References

• Halsbury's Statutes of England. (The Complete Statutes of England). Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. 1929. Volume 2. Page 567. Google Books.
• The Statutes of Practical Utility. Arranged in Alphabetical and Chronological Order with Notes and Indexes. Being the Fifth Edition of "Chitty's Statutes". Sweet and Maxwell. Stevens and Sons. London. 1894. Volume 5. Pages 206 to 212.
• Paterson (ed). The Practical Statutes of the Session 1866. Horace Cox. London. 1866. Pages 317 to 328.
• A Collection of the Public General Statutes passed in the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. 1866. Pages 607 to 612.
• Chambers, George F. A Digest of the Law Relating to Commons, and Open Spaces, Including Public Parks, and Recreation Grounds. Stevens and Sons. Shaw and Sons. London. 1877. Pages 34 to 39 and 59.
• Mews, John. "Metropolitan Commons". A Digest of the Reported Decisions of the Courts of Common Law, Bankruptcy, Probate, Admiralty, and Divorce: Together with a Selection from Those of the Court of Chancery and Irish Courts, from 1756 to 1883 Inclusive. H Sweet. Stevens and Sons. W Maxwell and Son. London. 1884. Volume 2. 297 and 298

1. This short title was conferred on this act by section 1 of this act.
2. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2

External links

• Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 (original text)