Section 3 Right of Dukes of Wellington to occupy part of Apsley House.

So much of Apsley House as is not comprised within the portions thereof described in Part I of the Second Schedule to this Act shall at all times be available to the Duke of Wellington for the time being for occupation by him as a residence for himself, his family, his guests and his servants, but nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting any such Duke to assign, let or part with the possession of the whole or any part of the portions of Apsley House which he is entitled to occupy.

The right of occupation conferred by subsection (1) of this section on the Duke of Wellington for the time being shall include a right of access to the portions of Apsley House which he is entitled to occupy, by the routes specified in Part II of the Second Schedule to this Act.

The said right of occupation shall also include a right to carry out such internal alterations, renewals, repairs and decorations in the portions of Apsley House which the Duke for the time being is entitled to occupy as the Duke for the time being may from time to time think fit:

The said right of occupation shall also include a right to occupy and maintain the garden of Apsley House:

The Minister of Works may enter into and carry out such agreements with the Duke of Wellington or any of his successors in the Dukedom of Wellington as the Minister of Works thinks fit with respect to the heating or lighting of Apsley House.

On the extinction of the Dukedom of Wellington, the provisions of subsections (1) to (4) of this section shall cease to have effect, and the portions of Apsley House not described in Part I of the Second Schedule to this Act, and the garden of Apsley House, may be used or dealt with in such manner as the Minister of Works thinks fit.