# Environment Act 2021, Paragraph 6: Agreements for the purposes of section 117

Extent: E+W

(1) If Crown land which is a qualifying estate is held by a person other than the appropriate authority, the appropriate authority may, as respects that qualifying estate, enter into a conservation covenant agreement, in place of the holder of the estate.
(2) An authority that enters into such an agreement by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) is to be treated for the purposes of section 117 as the holder of the qualifying estate (instead of the person in whose place the authority is acting).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/19/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021/schedule-19/paragraph-6
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