The Act
3.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.
4.The Act contains 47 sections in 4 Parts, and two schedules:
	Part 1 changes the name of Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management).
	Part 2 sets out definitions and the mechanisms by which the management of the Scottish Crown Estate assets can be changed.
	Part 3 makes provision about the management of Scottish Crown Estate assets, including provision about managers’ powers and duties in relation to the assets and provision about planning, reporting and accounting by managers.
	Part 4 makes general provision about regulations, ancillary provision, consequential and minor modifications, interpretation, commencement and the short title.
	Schedule 1 makes modification of certain enactments in light of the change in name of Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management).
	Schedule 2 makes consequential and minor modifications of other legislation.
5.Explanatory Notes on the various sections of the Act are below.