A Bill to amend the succession to the title of Duke of Cornwall; to remove the presumption of Crown immunity applying to the Duchy of Cornwall; to remove various powers, 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; and for connected purposes.
The Bill was introduced by Lord Berkeley, read a first time and ordered to be printed.