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(1)This Part is binding on the Crown and applies in relation to any Crown land as it applies in relation to any other land.
(2)For this purpose “Crown land” means land an interest in which—
(a)belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or in right of Her private estates,
(b)belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster,
(c)belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall, or
(d)belongs to a government department or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department.
(3)The appropriate authority may enter into—
(a)an agreement under section 35 of the CROW Act (means of access) entered into by Natural England or an access authority by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 20, or
(b)an agreement under paragraph 2 of that Schedule (establishment and maintenance of the English coastal route),
as respects an interest in Crown land held by or on behalf of the Crown.
(4)An agreement described in subsection (3)(a) or (b) as respects any other interest in Crown land is of no effect unless approved by the appropriate authority.
(5)The “appropriate authority” means—
(a)in the case of land which belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, the Crown Estate Commissioners or other government department having management of the land in question;
(b)in the case of land which belongs to Her Majesty in right of Her private estates, a person appointed by Her Majesty in writing under the Royal Sign Manual, or if no such appointment is made, the Secretary of State;
(c)in the case of land which belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Chancellor of the Duchy;
(d)in the case of land which belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall, such person as the Duke of Cornwall, or the possessor for the time being of the Duchy of Cornwall, appoints;
(e)in the case of land which belongs to a government department or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department, that department.
(6)If any question arises under this section as to what authority is the appropriate authority in relation to any land, that question is to be referred to the Treasury, whose decision is final.
(7)In this section references to Her Majesty's private estates are to be construed in accordance with section 1 of the Crown Private Estates Act 1862 (c. 37).
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