12.—(1) Article 118 of the principal Order is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) for the definition of “Crown estate” substitute—
““Crown estate” means any of the following—
an estate belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown;
an estate belonging to a government department or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;
such other estate as the Department may specify by order subject to affirmative resolution;”.
(3) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of an application for planning permission made by or on behalf of the Crown in respect of land which does not belong to the Crown or in respect of which it has no estate a reference to the appropriate authority must be construed as a reference to the person who makes the application.”.
(4) Paragraph (3) is omitted.