A Bill To amend the succession to the title of the Duke of Cornwall, to remove the presumption of Crown Immunity applying to the Duchy of Cornwall, to remove various exemptions and immunities from the Duchy of Cornwall, to confirm the right to Royal Mines within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly vests in the Crown, to provide the right to Treasure Trove, bona vacantia and escheat within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly lies with the Crown and to provide that any attorney or solicitor appointed in the affairs of the Duchy of Cornwall shall be called to the Bar or hold a practising certificate as appropriate. Lord Berkeley Ordered to be Printed, 10th June 2014
House of Lords
11 June 2014
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This Bill would change several rules about the Duchy of Cornwall. It would alter who can become Duke of Cornwall, remove the default Crown Immunity for the Duchy, and make clear that the Crown holds rights to Royal Mines and other assets in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It also requires lawyers acting for the Duchy to be admitted to the Bar or to hold a practising certificate.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading stage in the Lords. It was ordered to be printed on 10 June 2014 and has not yet progressed beyond the 2nd Reading in the Lords.
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10 Jun 2014
First reading took place on 10 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
