# Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013, Section 52: Crown application


(1) No contravention by the Crown of any provision made by or under Part 2 or 7 makes the Crown criminally liable.
(2) But the Court of Session may, on the application of the Scottish Ministers or any public body or office-holder having responsibility for enforcing such a provision, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes a contravention by the Crown of such a provision.
(3) Despite subsection (1), any such provision applies to persons in the public service of the Crown as it applies to other persons.
(4) Schedule 3 makes further provision about the application to the Crown of Parts 2 and 7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/5/section/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-scotland-act-2013/section-52
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