Commentary on provisions of the Act The Crown Section 57: Application of powers to Crown land
Section 57 relates to Crown land. With the consent of the relevant Crown authority, subsections (1) and (2) permit the authorised works to be carried out by the nominated undertaker, and the exercise of a right of entry under section 54, in relation to Crown land. Subsection (3) provides, amongst other matters, that this consent can be given subject to conditions.
	Subsection (4) defines ‘Crown land’.
	Subsection (5) indicates who is the ‘Crown authority’ for the purposes of granting consent to the nominated undertaker. This will, in practice, be a Government department, the Crown Estate Commissioners, the Scottish Ministers or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, dependent on the land in question.
	Subsection (6) provides that, if there is a question about which body is the ‘Crown authority’, the matter is to be decided by the Treasury.