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Part 3Fire safety

Chapter 5General

77Crown application

(1)The provisions of this Part, and of regulations made under it, shall bind the Crown.

(2)No contravention by the Crown of any provision of this Act or of any regulations made under it shall make the Crown criminally liable; but the Court of Session may, on the application of an enforcing authority, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.

(3)Notwithstanding subsection (2), the provisions of this Part and of regulations made under it shall apply to persons in the public service of the Crown as they apply to other persons.

(4)Nothing in this Part authorises the entry of any relevant premises occupied by the Crown.

(5)Nothing in this section affects Her Majesty in Her private capacity.

(6)This Part shall apply in relation to relevant premises owned or occupied by the Parliamentary corporation as it applies in relation to relevant premises owned or occupied by the Crown.