Part 6Management of inshore fisheries
Chapter 1Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities
Miscellaneous and supplemental
I1185Application to the Crown
1
This Chapter is binding on the Crown and applies in relation to any Crown land as it applies in relation to any other land.
This is subject to subsection (2).
2
No contravention by the Crown of any provision of this Chapter is to make the Crown criminally liable; but the High Court may declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.
3
Despite subsection (2), the provisions of this Chapter apply to persons in the public service of the Crown as they apply to other persons.
4
For the purposes of this section “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.
5
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).