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(1)A warrant granted under section 40 or schedule 2 is exercisable in relation to Crown land specified in column 1 of the following table only with the consent of the person specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table (the “appropriate authority”).
Crown land | Appropriate authority |
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Land an interest in which belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown and which forms part of the Crown Estate (that is, the property, rights and interests under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioners) | The Crown Estate Commissioners |
Land an interest in which belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown and which forms part of the Scottish Crown Estate | The person managing the land |
Land an interest in which belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown other than land forming part of the Crown Estate or the Scottish Crown Estate | The office-holder in the Scottish Administration or, as the case may be, the Government department managing the land |
Land an interest in which belongs to Her Majesty in right of Her private estates | The person appointed by Her Majesty in writing under the Royal Sign Manual or, if no such appointment is made, the Scottish Ministers |
Land an interest in which belongs to an office-holder in the Scottish Administration | The office-holder in the Scottish Administration |
Land an interest in which belongs to a Government department | The Government department |
Land an interest in which is held in trust for Her Majesty by an office-holder in the Scottish Administration for the purposes of the Scottish Administration | The office-holder in the Scottish Administration |
Land an interest in which is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a Government department | The Government department |
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)the reference to Her Majesty's private estates is to be construed in accordance with section 1 of the Crown Private Estates Act 1862,
(b)“Government department” means a department of the Government of the United Kingdom,
(c)“Scottish Crown Estate” means the property, rights and interests to which section 90B(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 applies.
(3)It is for the Scottish Ministers to determine any question that arises as to who in accordance with subsection (1) is the appropriate authority in relation to any land, and their decision is final.
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