Subject to—
sections 15(2)(k) and 29 (felling licences), and
the provisions of this section,
this Act binds the Crown to the full extent authorised or permitted by the constitutional laws of Northern Ireland.
A contravention by the Crown of any provision of, or made under, this Act does not make the Crown criminally liable; but the High Court may, on the application of the Department, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.
Despite subsection (2), any provision of, or made under, this Act applies to persons in the public service of the Crown as it applies to other persons.
The powers conferred by section 32 are exercisable in relation to Crown land only with the consent of the appropriate authority.
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