{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/section-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/section-27.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/16",
  "legislation_title": "Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Continuing powers to make transfer schemes",
  "text": "(1) The powers conferred by this section are exercisable in connection with the efficient management for public purposes of any property, rights or liabilities.\n(2) The Secretary of State may at any time make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated property, rights or liabilities of a Minister of the Crown to—\n(a) Natural England,\n(b) the Commission, or\n(c) a person acting on behalf of Natural England and the Commission.\n(3) The Secretary of State may at any time make one or more schemes for the transfer of designated property, rights or liabilities of—\n(a) Natural England, or\n(b) the Commission,\nto a Minister of the Crown.\n(4) On the transfer date, the designated property, rights or liabilities are transferred and vest in accordance with the scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 27 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:48.014805+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}