(1)Where, immediately before the appointed day, the Crown has the right as superior to enforce a real burden against part of the sea bed or part of the foreshore, then, on and after that day, the Crown shall—
(a)subject to any counter-obligation, have title to enforce; and
(b)be presumed to have an interest to enforce,
the burden; and any burden as respects which the Crown has such title and interest shall, on and after the appointed day, be known as a “maritime burden”.
(2)The right of the Crown to a maritime burden may not be assigned.
(3)For the purposes of this section—
“sea bed” means the bed of the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland; and
“territorial sea” includes any tidal waters.
(4)In this section, “real burden” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of this Act.