# Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, Section 56: Crown land.

Extent: E+W

(1) Parts 1 and 3 and sections 42 to 42B (and so much of this Part as relates to those provisions) shall apply to a tenancy from the Crown if there has ceased to be a Crown interest in the land subject to it.
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(3) Where there exists a Crown interest in any land subject to a tenancy from the Crown and the person holding that tenancy is himself the landlord under any other tenancy whose subject-matter comprises the whole or part of that land, the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) shall apply to that other tenancy, and to any derivative sub-tenancy, notwithstanding the existence of that interest.
(4) For the purposes of this section “tenancy from the Crown” means a tenancy of land in which there is, or has during the subsistence of the tenancy been, a Crown interest superior to the tenancy, and “Crown interest” means—
(a) an interest comprised in the Crown Estate;
(b) an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster;
(c) an interest belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;
(d) any other interest belonging to a government department or held on behalf of Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/31/section/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landlord-and-tenant-act-1987/section-56
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