Supplementary and final provisions

11Application to the Crown

1

This Act binds the Crown and applies in relation to any Crown land as it applies in relation to any other land.

2

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,

d

belongs to a government department or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department, or

e

belongs to an office-holder in the Scottish Administration or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of the Scottish Administration by such an office-holder.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

the reference to Her Majesty’s private estates is to be read in accordance with section 1 of the Crown Private Estates Act 1862;

b

“office-holder in the Scottish Administration” has the meaning given by section 126(7) of the Scotland Act 1998.