{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012/section-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012/section-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2012/11",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Scotland",
  "text": "(1) In Schedule 1 to the Crown Estate Act 1961 (constitution etc of Crown Estate Commissioners), paragraph 1 is amended as follows.\n(2) After sub-paragraph (3) insert—\n“(3A) One of the Commissioners shall be appointed as the Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Scotland, who must be a person who knows about conditions in Scotland as they relate to the functions of the Commissioners.”\n(3) After sub-paragraph (4) insert—\n“(4A) The Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Scotland shall be appointed on the recommendation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who shall consult the Scottish Ministers before making that recommendation.”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 18 omitted (coming into force in accordance with s. 72(2) of the amending Act (1.4.2017)) by virtue of Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 36(15), 72(2); S.I. 2017/524, paras. 1, 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 18 in force at 1.8.2013 by S.I. 2012/2516, art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/11/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:48.797797+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."
}