
1 
This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the Management of Crown Lands) Order 1998 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2 
The functions now vested in the Secretary of State under section 21 of the Crown Lands Act 1851 may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State.
Chris Smith
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
9th February 1998