PART 14MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Miscellaneous and general provisions

241Information as to estates in Crown land

(1)

This section applies to an estate in Crown land which is not a private estate.

(2)

Section 240 does not apply to an estate to which this section applies.

(3)

For a purpose mentioned in section 240(1) the Department may request the appropriate authority to give the Department such information as to the matters mentioned in section 240(2) as the Department specifies in the request.

(4)

The appropriate authority must comply with a request under subsection (3) except to the extent—

(a)

that the matter is not within the knowledge of the authority, or

(b)

that to do so will disclose information as to any of the matters mentioned in section 232(3).

(5)

Expressions used in this section and in Part 11 shall be construed in accordance with that Part.