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Section 49 Crown applicationI1I2

England and Wales

(1)

This Part and regulations made under it bind the Crown.

(2)

Nothing in this Part or regulations made under it makes the Crown criminally liable.

(3)

The High Court may declare unlawful any act or omission for which the Crown would be criminally liable if it were not for subsection (2).

(4)

Subsection (2) does not affect the criminal liability of persons in the service of the Crown.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 49 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 175(2)

I2

S. 49 in force at 29.10.2026 in so far as not already in force, see s. 175(1)