Crown Lands Act 1851

The Crown Lands Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 42) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established the Commissioners of Works as the body responsible for management of royal parks and gardens, specifically;

• Saint James's Park
• Hyde Park
• Green Park
• Kensington Gardens
• Chelsea Garden
• Treasury Garden
• Parliament Square Garden
• Regent's Park
• Primrose Hill
• Victoria Park
• Battersea Park
• Greenwich Park
• Kew Gardens, Pleasure Grounds, and Green
• Kew and Richmond Roads
• Hampton Court Gardens, Green, and Road
• Hampton Court Park
• Richmond Park and Richmond Green
• Bushey Park
• Holyrood Park

Crown Lands Act 1851^[a]

Act of Parliament
United Kingdom Parliament
Long title	An Act to make better Provision for the Management of the Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues of the Crown, and for the Direction of Public Works and Buildings.
Citation	14 & 15 Vict. c. 42
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	1 August 1851
Commencement	10 October 1851 (except payment of salaries and charges) 31 March 1852 (whole act)[b]
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1875
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Crown Lands Act 1851 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

See also

• Crown Lands Act