# Light Railways Act 1896, Section 20: Power to grant Crown lands.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Crown Estate Commissioners shall, on behalf of Her Majesty, have the like powers to convey Crown lands as are by this Act conferred upon persons having power, either by statute or otherwise, to sell and convey lands, except that in the case of Crown lands the sanction of the Treasury shall be substituted for the sanction of the Board of Agriculture.
(2) In subsection (1), in relation to land to which section 90B(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 applies—
(a) the reference to the Crown Estate Commissioners is to be read as a reference to the person who manages the land, and
(b) the reference to the Treasury is to be read as a reference to the Scottish Ministers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/59-60/48/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/light-railways-act-1896/section-20
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