Part IV

General and Supplementary

Application to Crown etc.
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1
An emergency order operates in relation to land in the designated area in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest.
2
Subject to subsection (3) below, a person to whom this subsection applies may perform any functions under this Act in relation to land in which there is such an interest.
3
Such a person shall not perform any functions—
a
in relation to land in which there is no interest other than a Crown interest or a Duchy interest; or
b
in relation to land which is exclusively in Crown occupation.
4
Subsection (2) above applies—
a
to an investigating officer;
b
to an enforcement officer; and
c
to a person authorised to enforce Part II or III of this Act.
5
In this section—
- “Crown interest” means any interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or belonging to a government department or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;
- “Crown occupation” means occupation by Her Majesty in right of the Crown or occupation by a government department; and
- “Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall.