Section 7 Powers of Commissioners of Crown Lands as to highways

Section eleven of the 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 23.Crown Lands Act, 1927 (which empowers the Commissioners of Crown Lands in certain circumstances to appropriate Crown land for streets and other purposes) shall have effect and be deemed always to have had effect as if the following two subsections were inserted immediately after subsection (1) thereof:—

“(1A)

In regard to the dedication of any Crown land for the purposes of a public highway, the Commissioners of Crown Lands shall be in the same position as if they were absolute owners of the land.

(1B)

The Commissioners of Crown Lands shall have power—

(a)

to consent to the diversion of a highway over any Crown land under section eighty-five of the 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 50.Highway Act, 1835; and

(b)

to consent to any such road as is mentioned in section thirty-six of the 25 & 26 Vict. c. 61.Highway Act, 1862, being declared a public highway;

and any consent so given shall be as valid and effectual for all purposes as if made or given by an absolute owner of the land.”