Section 147 — Application of this Part to the Crown and Parliament

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 134 and this section, this Part is binding on the Crown and applies in relation to any Crown premises as it applies in relation to any other premises.

(2) In this section “Crown premises” means premises held, or used, by or on behalf of the Crown.

(3) No contravention by the Crown of any provision made by this Part is to make the Crown criminally liable; but the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session may declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.

(4) Despite subsection (3), the provisions of this Part apply to persons in the public service of the Crown as they apply to other persons.

(5) If the Secretary of State certifies that it appears appropriate in the interests of national security that powers of entry conferred by this Part should not be exercisable in relation to Crown premises specified in the certificate, those powers are not exercisable in relation to those premises.

(6) No power of entry conferred by this Part may be exercised in relation to—

(a) land belonging to His Majesty in right of His private estates, or

(b) premises occupied for the purposes of either House of Parliament.

(7) In subsection (6)(a), the reference to His Majesty’s private estates is to be read in accordance with section 1 of the Crown Private Estates Act 1862.