Section 96 — Crown application

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2024-05-20

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

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(1) The following provisions bind the Crown (but not so as to make the Crown itself, as opposed to persons in the service of the Crown, criminally liable)—

(a) section 42;

(b) section 73;

(2) The following provisions apply to vehicles and persons in the public service of the Crown—

(a) Chapter 1 of Part 2;

(b) Chapter 1 of Part 3.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for Chapter 2 of Part 3 to bind the Crown in a manner described in the regulations.