Crown Estate Act 2025
The Crown Estate Act 1961 is amended as follows.
In section 1 (general provision about Crown Estate Commissioners), after subsection (4) insert—
In section 3 (management powers etc)—
omit subsection (4), and
in subsection (5), for the words from “, on security” to the end substitute “in accordance with section 3A, or otherwise with the consent of the Treasury.”
After that section insert—
Schedule 1 to the Crown Estate Act 1961 (constitution etc of Crown Estate Commissioners) is amended as follows.
In paragraph 1—
in sub-paragraph (1), for “eight” substitute “12”;
in sub-paragraph (3), omit “, and the second Crown Estate Commissioner, if any, deputy chairman”.
For paragraph 5 substitute—
In section 1 of the Crown Estate Act 1961 (general provision about the Crown Estate Commissioners), after subsection (3) insert—
In section 2 of the Crown Estate Act 1961 (reports and accounts), after subsection (1) insert—
After section 3A of the Crown Estate Act 1961 (inserted by section 1 of this Act) insert—
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Crown Estate Act 1961 (constitution etc), is amended as follows.
The commissioners appointed under this paragraph must include— References in sub-paragraph (3B) to “giving advice about” a part of the United Kingdom are to the giving of advice to the Commissioners about conditions in that part so far as relating to their functions in relation to land there. A commissioner’s responsibility for giving advice under sub-paragraph (3B) is additional to the other responsibilities of a commissioner.
No recommendation may be made to His Majesty for the appointment of a person as a commissioner under sub-paragraph (3B)(b) or (c) unless—
This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
This Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
This Act may be cited as the Crown Estate Act 2025.