Kew Gardens (Leases) Act 2019

Kew Gardens (Leases) Act 2019

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide that the Secretary of State’s powers in relation to the management of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, include the power to grant a lease in respect of land for a period of up to 150 years.
Citation	2019 c. 25
Introduced by	Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Commons) Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity (Lords)
Territorial extent	England and Wales [1]
Dates
Royal assent	9 September 2019
Commencement	9 November 2019 [1]
Other legislation
Amends	Crown Lands Act 1702
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Kew Gardens (Leases) Act 2019 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Kew Gardens (Leases) Act 2019 (c. 25) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It allowed the Secretary of State to lease land on the grounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was introduced to Parliament by Lord Gardiner of Kimble and Michael Gove from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as a government bill. ^[2]

Provisions

The provisions of the act include:

• Allowing the Secretary of State the power to lease land on the grounds of Kew Gardens for a period up to 150 years. ^[3]
• Exempting such a lease from Section 5 of the Crown Lands Act 1702 (which limits the grants and leases of land owned by the Crown). ^{[3] [4]}
• Preventing such a lease if it would have an adverse impact on either the "outstanding universal value" of the Gardens as a World Heritage Site or if it would impair the work of the Board of Trustees of the Gardens to carry out their functions and that of the Gardens under Section 24 of the National Heritage Act 1983 (which directs the Board to carry out research into, education about, care of and collect reference archives about plants). ^{[3] [5]}

See also

• Kew Gardens
• Non-departmental public body – the official designation of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

References

1. "2 – Extent, commencement and short title". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 14 September 2019.
2. "Kew Gardens (Leases) Act 2019". Parliament.uk . Retrieved 14 September 2019.
3. "1 – Power to grant a lease in respect of land at Kew Gardens". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 14 September 2019.
4. "Crown Lands Act 1702". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 14 September 2019.
5. "National Heritage Act 1983 s.24 – The Board's general functions". Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 14 September 2019.

External links

• The full text of Kew Gardens (Leases) Act 2019 at Wikisource