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
This Bill would reform the Duchy of Cornwall’s governance by changing how the Duchy’s title passes on, removing the presumption of Crown Immunity and other immunities for the Duchy, and clarifying that the Crown owns minerals, treasure, and related rights in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It also requires any attorney or solicitor working on the Duchy’s affairs to be admitted to the Bar or hold a practising certificate. The measure is a Lords Bill and is currently at the second reading stage in the Lords.
A Lords Bill currently at the second reading stage in the Lords (originating in the Lords).
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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.
