Crown Estate Act 1961
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FIRST SCHEDULE Constitution etc. of Crown Estate Commissioners
Section 1. 1 (1) There shall be such number of commissioners, not exceeding 12, as Her Majesty may from time to time determine. (2) One of them shall be appointed as first Crown Estate Commissioner and another may, if Her Majesty sees fit, be appointed as second Crown Estate Commissioner. (3) The first Crown Estate Commissioner shall be chairman of the Commissioners.... (3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3B) The commissioners appointed under this paragraph must include— (a) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about England, (b) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about Wales, and (c) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about Northern Ireland. (3C) 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. (3D) A commissioner’s responsibility for giving advice under sub-paragraph (3B) is additional to the other responsibilities of a commissioner. (4) The commissioners shall be appointed by Her Majesty, by warrant under the Royal Sign Manual. (4A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4B) 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— (a) the Welsh Ministers have been consulted about the appointment, in the case of an appointment under sub-paragraph (3B)(b), or (b) the Executive Office in Northern Ireland has been consulted about the appointment, in the case of an appointment under sub-paragraph (3B)(c). (5) A commissioner shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his warrant of appointment, and on vacating his office shall be eligible for re-appointment. (6) There shall be paid to each commissioner such salary as the Treasury may determine. 2 (1) The Commissioners shall have an official seal, which shall be officially and judicially noticed. (2) The Commissioners’ seal shall be authenticated by the like signature as is required under sub-paragraph (3) below for documents which are to be signed on behalf of the Commissioners. (3) Any document which is to be signed on behalf of the Commissioners shall be signed by a commissioner, or by a secretary of the office of the Commissioners, or by a person authorised by the Commissioners to act on behalf of a secretary of that office. (4) Any document purporting to be sealed or signed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly sealed or signed by or on behalf of the Commissioners without proof of the official character or handwriting of the person appearing to have authenticated the seal or signed the document. 3 The Commissioners shall have power to regulate their own procedure, and at meetings of the Commissioners the quorum shall be such as the Commissioners may from time to time determine. 4 (1) The Commissioners may appoint, for employment in their office, such officers and servants as they may, with the approval of the Treasury as to numbers and conditions of service, determine. (2) Where the Commissioners are empowered for the management of the Crown Estate to make appointments to the office of steward of a manor or to any other office, they may instead of making an appointment to that office depute any person appointed under sub-paragraph (1) above, or any person employed by them in or in connection with the management of the Crown Estate, to discharge the functions of the office either generally or for a particular purpose or a particular occasion. 5 The salaries and expenses of the Commissioners, including the remuneration of persons appointed by them under paragraph 4(1), are to be paid out of the income of the Crown Estate. 6 In relation to any order or regulations made by the Commissioners under this Act, the Documentary Evidence Act 1868 as amended by the Documentary Evidence Act 1882 shall apply as if in the Schedule to the Act of 1868 the Commissioners were included in the first column, and any person authorised under paragraph 2 above to sign documents on behalf of the Commissioners were mentioned in the second column.
FIRST SCHEDULE Constitution etc. of Crown Estate Commissioners
Section 1. 1 (1) There shall be such number of commissioners, not exceeding 12, as Her Majesty may from time to time determine. (2) One of them shall be appointed as first Crown Estate Commissioner and another may, if Her Majesty sees fit, be appointed as second Crown Estate Commissioner. (3) The first Crown Estate Commissioner shall be chairman of the Commissioners.... (3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3B) The commissioners appointed under this paragraph must include— (a) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about England, (b) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about Wales, and (c) a commissioner responsible for giving advice about Northern Ireland. (3C) 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. (3D) A commissioner’s responsibility for giving advice under sub-paragraph (3B) is additional to the other responsibilities of a commissioner. (4) The commissioners shall be appointed by Her Majesty, by warrant under the Royal Sign Manual. (4A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4B) 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— (a) the Welsh Ministers have been consulted about the appointment, in the case of an appointment under sub-paragraph (3B)(b), or (b) the Executive Office in Northern Ireland has been consulted about the appointment, in the case of an appointment under sub-paragraph (3B)(c). (5) A commissioner shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his warrant of appointment, and on vacating his office shall be eligible for re-appointment. (6) There shall be paid to each commissioner such salary as the Treasury may determine. 2 (1) The Commissioners shall have an official seal, which shall be officially and judicially noticed. (2) The Commissioners’ seal shall be authenticated by the like signature as is required under sub-paragraph (3) below for documents which are to be signed on behalf of the Commissioners. (3) Any document which is to be signed on behalf of the Commissioners shall be signed by a commissioner, or by a secretary of the office of the Commissioners, or by a person authorised by the Commissioners to act on behalf of a secretary of that office. (4) Any document purporting to be sealed or signed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly sealed or signed by or on behalf of the Commissioners without proof of the official character or handwriting of the person appearing to have authenticated the seal or signed the document. 3 The Commissioners shall have power to regulate their own procedure, and at meetings of the Commissioners the quorum shall be such as the Commissioners may from time to time determine. 4 (1) The Commissioners may appoint, for employment in their office, such officers and servants as they may, with the approval of the Treasury as to numbers and conditions of service, determine. (2) Where the Commissioners are empowered for the management of the Crown Estate to make appointments to the office of steward of a manor or to any other office, they may instead of making an appointment to that office depute any person appointed under sub-paragraph (1) above, or any person employed by them in or in connection with the management of the Crown Estate, to discharge the functions of the office either generally or for a particular purpose or a particular occasion. 5 The salaries and expenses of the Commissioners, including the remuneration of persons appointed by them under paragraph 4(1), are to be paid out of the income of the Crown Estate. 6 In relation to any order or regulations made by the Commissioners under this Act, the Documentary Evidence Act 1868 as amended by the Documentary Evidence Act 1882 shall apply as if in the Schedule to the Act of 1868 the Commissioners were included in the first column, and any person authorised under paragraph 2 above to sign documents on behalf of the Commissioners were mentioned in the second column.
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