Regulator profile
Crown Estate Scotland
Enforcement Regulator2 areas of regulation · Scotland
What Crown Estate Scotland does
Manages Crown land and seabed in Scottish waters. Grants leases for offshore wind farms under ScotWind and INTOG leasing rounds. Separate from The Crown Estate which covers England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Additional information
ScotWind allocated 25GW of offshore wind capacity. INTOG round for floating wind supporting oil/gas decarbonisation.
Contact Crown Estate Scotland
Types of regulation
Offshore Wind
Seabed Leasing
Related legislation
Legislation connected to Crown Estate Scotland's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Establishing / enabling
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Royal Mines Act 1424
UK Act of Parliament 1424 -
Continental Shelf Act 1964
UK Act of Parliament 1964 -
Energy Act 2004
UK Act of Parliament 2004 -
Energy Act 2008
UK Act of Parliament 2008 -
Scotland Act 2016
UK Act of Parliament 2016 -
Crown Estate Transfer Scheme 2017 (Scotland devolution)
UK Statutory Instrument 2017 -
The Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management) Order 2017
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2017 -
The Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2019 -
The Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2019 -
The Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2020
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2020
Administered / monitored
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The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013
UK Statutory Instrument 2013 -
Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019
UK Act of Parliament 2019
Referenced in enforcement
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Mines and Metals Act 1592
UK Act of Parliament 1592 -
Electricity Act 1989
UK Act of Parliament 1989 -
Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001
UK Statutory Instrument 2001 -
The Electricity Act 1989 (Requirement of Consent for Offshore Generating Stations) (Scotland) Order 2002
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002 -
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 - Scottish access rights
UK Act of Parliament 2003 -
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
UK Act of Parliament 2010 -
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016
UK Act of Parliament 2016 -
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025
UK Act of Parliament 2025 -
Crown Estate Act 1961 (opens in a new tab)
UK Act of Parliament -
The Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (as amended) (opens in a new tab)
UK Act of Parliament
Sectors regulated
Fixed-bottom offshore wind
Coverage area
Scotland