# Crown Estate Act 1961, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) There shall be such number of commissioners, not exceeding 12, as Her Majesty may from time to time determine.
(2) One of them shall be appointed as first Crown Estate Commissioner and another may, if Her Majesty sees fit, be appointed as second Crown Estate Commissioner.
(3) The first Crown Estate Commissioner shall be chairman of the Commissioners....
(3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3B) The commissioners appointed under this paragraph must include—
(a) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about England,
(b) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about Wales, and
(c) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about Northern Ireland.
(3C) References in sub-paragraph (3B) to “giving advice about” a part of the United Kingdom are to the giving of advice to the Commissioners about conditions in that part so far as relating to their functions in relation to land there.
(3D) A commissioner’s responsibility for giving advice under sub-paragraph (3B) is additional to the other responsibilities of a commissioner.
(4) The commissioners shall be appointed by Her Majesty, by warrant under the Royal Sign Manual.
(4A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4B) No recommendation may be made to His Majesty for the appointment of a person as a commissioner under sub-paragraph (3B)(b) or (c) unless—
(a) the Welsh Ministers have been consulted about the appointment, in the case of an appointment under sub-paragraph (3B)(b), or
(b) the Executive Office in Northern Ireland has been consulted about the appointment, in the case of an appointment under sub-paragraph (3B)(c).
(5) A commissioner shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his warrant of appointment, and on vacating his office shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(6) There shall be paid to each commissioner such salary as the Treasury may determine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/55/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-estate-act-1961/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-1
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