http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/10-11/44/section/21Crown Proceedings Act 1947An Act to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities and rights of the Crown and to civil proceedings by and against the Crown, to amend the law relating to the civil liabilities of persons other than the Crown in certain cases involving the affairs or property of the Crown, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.1978-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-03-12Expert Participation2025-02-24
Part II Jurisdiction and Procedure General Nature of relief.211In any civil proceedings by or against the Crown the court shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, have power to make all such orders as it has power to make in proceedings between subjects, and otherwise to give such appropriate relief as the case may require:Provided that:—awhere in any proceedings against the Crown any such relief is sought as might in proceedings between subjects be granted by way of injunction or specific performance, the court shall not grant an injunction or make an order for specific performance, but may in lieu thereof make an order declaratory of the rights of the parties; andbin any proceedings against the Crown for the recovery of land or other property the court shall not make an order for the recovery of the land or the delivery of the property, but may in lieu thereof make an order declaring that the plaintiff is entitled as against the Crown to the land or property or to the possession thereof.2The court shall not in any civil proceedings grant any injunction or make any order against an officer of the Crown if the effect of granting the injunction or making the order would be to give any relief against the Crown which could not have been obtained in proceedings against the Crown.S. 21 excluded (13.1.1994) by S.I. 1993/3228, reg. 32(7).S. 21 excluded (21.2.1995) by S.I. 1995/201, reg. 29(7)S. 21 excluded (S.) (31.1.2006) by The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/1), reg. 47(10)S. 21 excluded (S.) (31.1.2006) by The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/2), reg. 45(10)S. 21 excluded (20.12.2009) by S.S.I. 2006/1, reg. 47A(8) (as inserted by The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/428), reg. 2(12))S. 21 excluded (20.12.2009) by S.S.I. 2006/2, reg. 45A(11) (as inserted by The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/428), reg. 4(12))S. 21 restricted (20.12.2009) by S.I. 2006/5, reg. 47P (as substituted by The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2992), reg. 10 (with reg. 11))Part II extended by Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9, SIF 63:1), s. 100D(3)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) applied (with modifications) (30.6.1997) by S.I. 1997/869 (N.I. 6), 71(6); S.R. 1997/273, art. 2(2)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) extended by Capital Transfer Tax Act 1984 (c.61, SIF 65), s.249(2)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) extended (16.1.1992) by S.I. 1992/58, art. 41(5)Pt. II applied by Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65), s. 85(8) and Race Relations Act 1976 (C. 74), S. 75(6)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) extended (5.10.1999) by 1999 c. 10, ss. 10(4), 20(2), Sch. 4, para. 5(4)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) applied (2.12.1996) by 1995 c. 50, ss. 64(3), 70(6), Sch. 8 para. 44(1) (with ss. 59, 64, 65); S.I. 1996/1474, art. 2(3); S.R. 1996/280, art. 2(2), Sch.Pt. II (ss. 13-23) applied (with modifications) (1.3.1999) by S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21), art. 92; S.R. 1999/81, art. 3(1)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) extended (3.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/2809 (N.I. 16), art. 17(8)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) extended (27.7.1999 with effect as mentioned in s. 114(2) of the amending Act) by 1999 c. 16, s. 114(1), Sch. 17, Pt. II para. 13(2)(4)Pt. II (ss. 13-23) extended (E.W.S.) (8.12.2002) by 2002 c. 22, ss. 11, 12, Sch. 1 para. 5(4); S.I. 2002/2866, art.2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with transitional provisions in Sch. 3)Pts. 2-4 applied in part (E.W.S.) (1.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1661), reg. 36(5)Pts. 2-4 applied in part (E.W.S.) (2.12.2003) by The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1660), reg. 36(5)Pts. 2-4 applied in part (N.I) (1.9.2005) by The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1117), arts. 1, 47(2); S.R. 2005/336), {art. 2}, Sch.; S.R. 2005/337, art. 2, Sch.Pts. 2-4 applied (1.10.2006) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), reg. 44(6) (with regs. 44(1)-(5), 45Pts. II-IV applied (N.I.) (1.10.2006) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/261), reg. 50(6)Pts. 2-4 applied (1.1.2007) by The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/439), reg. 53(6)Pts. 2-4 applied (30.4.2007) by Equality Act 2006 (c. 3), ss. 78(4), 93 (with s. 92); S.I. 2007/1092, art. 2Pts. 2-4 applied in part (30.4.2007) by The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1263), reg. 33(4) (with regs. 12, 13, 18, 33(2)(3))Pts. 2-4 applied (E.W.S.) (8.4.2010) by Equality Act 2010 (c. 15), ss. 205(6), 216(1)(b)S. 21 modified (21.8.2011) by The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1848), regs. 1, 65S. 21 excluded (S.) (1.5.2012) by The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/88), regs. 1(1), 48(8) (with regs. 4, 5, 6, 8)S. 21 excluded (S.) (1.5.2012) by The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/89), regs. 1(1), 45(11) (with regs. 3-7, 9, 11)S. 21 excluded (E.W.N.I) (26.2.2015) by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102), regs. 1(2), 104S. 21 excluded (S.) (18.4.2016) by The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/446), regs. 1(2), 90(8) (with regs. 3-18, 99-101)Ss. 21-42 excluded (S.) (18.4.2016) by The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/49), regs. 1, 103(8)S. 21 excluded (S.) (18.4.2016) by The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/65), regs. 1(2), 54(8) (with reg. 63)S. 21 excluded (E.W.N.I.) (18.4.2017) by The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/274), regs. 1(2), 119S. 21 excluded (24.2.2025) by Procurement Act 2023 (c. 54), ss. 100(8), 127(2); S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))