Crown Lands Act 1936

9Power to transfer the management of certain Crown Lands

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, His Majesty—

(a)on the joint representation of the Commissioners of Crown Lands and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, may from time to time by Order in Council transfer to that Minister all or any of the powers of management of those Commissioners over any land occupied as part of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and

(b)on the joint representation of the Commissioners of Crown Lands and the Commissioners of Works, may from time to time by Order in Council transfer to the Commissioners of Works all or any of the powers of management of the Commissioners of Crown Lands over any land situate within the road known as the Outer Circle in Regent's Park in London:

Provided that the powers transferred by any such Order shall not include a power to sell or (without the consent of the Commissioners of Crown Lands) to lease the land in respect of which the transfer is made.

(2)The powers transferred by any such Order may be transferred for such period and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the Order:

Provided that the period for which any power is so transferred shall expire if and when the hereditary revenues which are by section one of the Civil List Act, 1936, directed to be carried to and made part of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom cease at any time to be carried to and made part of that Fund,

(3)An Order made under this section may provide that, during the period for which powers of management over any land are transferred by the Order, that land shall, for the purpose of the provisions of the Parks Regulation Acts, 1872 and 1926, and any regulations made thereunder, be treated as if it were part of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, or of Regent's Park, as the case may be.