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Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (2019 Asp 1).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to rename Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management); to make provision about the management of the Scottish Crown Estate; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Fisheries, Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Aquaculture Basic legislation Land tenure Land-use planning Public land Institution Governance Sustainable use Lease
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Act makes provision for changes in the management of the Scottish Crown Estate (meaning the property, rights and interests to which section 90B(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 applies) including the duties on management and charging for the assets. The Act both provides the mechanism to change the manager of an asset (or part of an asset) and sets out the regulatory framework within which all managers, irrespective of the size of the asset managed, must operate. Crown Estate Scotland (formerly Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management)) shall in principle manage crown estate assets but these may be transferred by the Scottish Minister to other persons. "Land" shall include also land covered with water. A manager of a Scottish Crown Estate asset shall maintain and seek to enhance the value of the asset and the revenue arising from it. A manager must act in the way best calculated to further the achievement of sustainable development in Scotland and manage the asset in a way that is likely to contribute to the promotion or improvement in Scotland of wider socio-economic and environmental benefits. There are certain restrictions on the granting of rights on Crown estate also in respect of lease for aquaculture.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk