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).