Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019

13 Directions about rent and other charges

(1) The Scottish Ministers may, in a direction under section 37(1), specify—

(a) the amounts that managers may charge—

(i) by way of rent for the lease of Scottish Crown Estate assets,

(ii) in connection with any other agreement for the use of the assets, or

(b) how those amounts are to be calculated.

(2) In particular, the Scottish Ministers may specify—

(a) minimum and maximum amounts that may be charged,

(b) different amounts, or methods of calculating them, for assets of different descriptions.

(3) Where a direction made in pursuance of subsection (1) applies to the lease of, or (as the case may be) other agreement for the use of, an asset—

(a) section 11 does not apply in relation to the lease or agreement, and

(b) the manager of the asset may charge an amount other than an amount specified in, or calculated in accordance with, the direction only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, and the lease or other agreement is void if entered into without that consent.

(4) The Scottish Ministers may not make a direction in pursuance of subsection (1) in relation to—

(a) an agreement within the meaning of—

(i) paragraph 15 of Part 3 of schedule 4 of the Crown Estate Transfer Scheme,

(ii) paragraph 25(1) of Part 4 of that schedule,

(b) an agreement under paragraph 64(1) of schedule 3A of the Communications Act 2003.