Section 56 — Landlord and Tenant Act 1987: Crown land.

Crown land. 56 1 Parts 1 and 3 and sections 42 to 42B (and so much of this Part as relates to those provisions) shall apply to a tenancy from the Crown if there has ceased to be a Crown interest in the land subject to it. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 Where there exists a Crown interest in any land subject to a tenancy from the Crown and the person holding that tenancy is himself the landlord under any other tenancy whose subject-matter comprises the whole or part of that land, the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) shall apply to that other tenancy, and to any derivative sub-tenancy, notwithstanding the existence of that interest.

4 For the purposes of this section “ tenancy from the Crown ” means a tenancy of land in which there is, or has during the subsistence of the tenancy been, a Crown interest superior to the tenancy, and “ Crown interest ” means—

a an interest comprised in the Crown Estate;

b an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster;

c an interest belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;

d any other interest belonging to a government department or held on behalf of Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department.