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Article 13 Rights of the Crown

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Nothing in this Order or in any restriction imposed or regulation made by the F1Authority shall affect prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown, including (without prejudice to the general law concerning the applicability of statutes to the Duchy of Cornwall) the Duchy of Cornwall, and, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, nothing therein contained shall authorise the Authority to take, use, enter upon or in any manner interfere with, any land or hereditaments or any rights of whatsoever description (including any portion of the shore or bed of the sea or of any river, channel, creek, bay or estuary)—

(a)

belonging to Her Majesty in right of Her Crown and under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioners, without the consent in writing of those commissioners; or

(b)

belonging to or enjoyed by the Duchy of Cornwall or the possessor for the time being of the Duchy without the consent in writing of two or more of such of the regular officers of the said Duchy or of such other persons as may be duly authorised under section 39 of the Duchy of Cornwall Management Act 1863, or, as the case may be, the consent of such Duke testified in writing under the seal of the said Duchy; or

(c)

belonging to a Government department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a Government department, without the consent in writing of that Government department.

(2)

A consent under paragraph (1) above may be given unconditionally or subject to such conditions and upon such terms as shall be considered necessary or appropriate.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Order substituted (1.4.2011) by The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/603), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(4)