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PART 4MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

Crown rights

42.—(1) Nothing in this Order affects prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege or exemption of the Crown and, in particular, nothing in this Order authorises the Company or any other person to take, use, enter upon or in any manner interfere with any land or rights of any description—

(a)belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown and forming part of the Crown Estate without the consent in writing of the Crown Estate Commissioners;

(b)belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown and not forming part of the Crown Estate without the consent in writing of the government department having the management of the land; or

(c)belonging to a government department or held in trust for His Majesty for the purposes of a government department without the consent in writing of that government department.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the exercise of any right under this Order for the compulsory purchase of any interest in any Crown land (as defined) for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown.

(3) Consent under paragraph (1) may be given unconditionally or subject to such terms and conditions as may be considered necessary or appropriate.