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. |
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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Text of statute as originally enacted |
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]