Moved by
Lord Greaves
159A: After Clause 16, insert the following new Clause—
“Support in relation to common land, etc
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the circumstances in which financial support is given in relation to registered common land, other land subject to rights of common, and land subject to shared grazing right.
(2) In this section, “financial support” means—
(a) financial assistance under section 1,
(b) relevant payments under Chapter 2, or
(c) other financial support under this Chapter.
(3) Regulations under this section may include—
(a) the circumstances in which financial support may be allocated among two or more persons having an interest in such land;
(b) the method and terms on which any financial support may be allocated amongst those persons;
(c) the conditions that may be attached to such financial support.
(4) In this section, “registered common land” means land registered as common land in a register of common land kept under Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006 or the Commons Registration Act 1965.
(5) Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.”