Section 35 Exercise of powers: land with a Crown or Duchy interestI1I2

Before section 277 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (but after the heading before that section) insert—

“Exercise of powers: land with a Crown or Duchy interest

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(1)

The powers in Chapters 6 and 7 are exercisable in relation to premises which are on land in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest.

(2)

A “Crown interest” means—

(a)

an interest belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown, or

(b)

an interest belonging to a government department or held in trust for His Majesty for the purposes of a government department.

(3)

A “Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to His Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall.”