Section 385 Information about interests in Crown landI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

(1)

This section applies to an interest in Crown land that is not a private interest.

(2)

A relevant authority may not serve an information notice in relation to an interest to which this section applies.

(3)

But the Welsh Ministers may, for the purpose of enabling a relevant authority to make an order or issue or serve a notice or other document under or by virtue of this Act (except Chapter 2 of Part 6), request the appropriate Crown authority to give them information in writing about the matters specified in the request.

(4)

The matters that may be specified in the request are the matters mentioned in section 383(3).

(5)

The appropriate Crown authority must comply with the request except to the extent—

(a)

that the information requested is not within the knowledge of the authority, or

(b)

that to do so will disclose information about—

(i)

national security, or

(ii)

the measures taken or to be taken to ensure the security of any land or other property.

(6)

In this section “relevant authority” has the same meaning as in section 383.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 385 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)