reg 20 New regulation 25A (application of criminal offences to the Crown)
After regulation 25 insert— Application of criminal offences to the Crown (25A) (1) No contravention by the Crown of any provision of these Regulations makes the Crown criminally liable. (2) Paragraph (1) does not affect the criminal liability of persons in the service of the Crown. (3) The High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session may, on the application of a person appearing to the court to have an interest, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which would, but for paragraph (1), constitute an offence under these Regulations.