The Open Spaces Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 25) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to open spaces in England and Wales and Ireland.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 23 of the act repealed 5 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act. CitationShort titleExtent of repeal40 & 41 Vict. c. 35Metropolitan Open Spaces Act 1877The whole act.44 & 45 Vict. c. 34Metropolitan Open Spaces Act 1881The whole act.50 & 51 Vict. c. 32Open Spaces Act 1887The whole act except the provisions of section four amending the Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884.53 & 54 Vict. c. 15Open Spaces Act 1890The whole act.62 & 63 Vict. c. 30Commons Act 1899Section seventeen.
Subsequent developments The commencement provision (section 24) and the repeal schedule were themselves repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 42).
Section 7(3) of the act was repealed, and the act was extended, by section 8(1) of, and schedule 2 to, the Parish Councils Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 42).
The act was extended (except section 14) by section 58(1) of the London Government Act 1963 (c. 33).
References in the act to charity law have been updated on several occasions, including by the Charities Act 1960, the Charities Act 1993, the Charities Act 2006, and the Charities Act 2011.
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