Part 4Supplementary

50Rights of the Crown and Scottish Ministers

1

Nothing in this Act affects prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown or the Scottish Ministers.

2

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), nothing in this Act authorises the acquisition of land (including any rights or interests in land)—

a

belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown and under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioners, without the consent in writing of those Commissioners; or

b

held or used by a Minister of the Crown, a government department or the Scottish Ministers, without the consent in writing of that Minister or government department or of the Scottish Ministers.

3

A consent under subsection (2) may be given unconditionally or subject to terms and conditions.