Clause 29
Commons Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 25 April 2006, 12:00 pm
Jim Knight (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; South Dorset, Labour)
Clause 29 requires the Secretary of State to make regulations prescribing standard terms about the constitution and administration of all commons associations. Regulations made under the clause are subject to the affirmative procedure. The standard constitution will cover matters that are relevant to all associations, such as conduct of members, frequency of meetings, and financial reporting.