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The Crown Dependencies are within the Common Travel Area and apply the same visa policy as the UK, but each Crown dependency has responsibility for its own customs and immigration services. As in England, but not the United Kingdom as a whole, the Church of England is the established Church in the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey. [43] [44]
An Act to enable James Fox Esquire and others to make Leases of the Estate, in the County of Surrey, devised to him by Frances late Viscountess Lanesborough; and for Sale of Bridgehouse Farm, Part of the said Estate, and investing the Money in the Purchase of other Lands in the same County, to be settled to the like Uses; and for other Purposes ...
Crown colony, an obsolete term for the Overseas Territories, and historically many others with a similar status. Commonwealth of Nations, former parts of the British Empire which are now fully independent countries, many now republics. Commonwealth realms, those of the above countries which retain the same monarch as the United Kingdom.
An Act to empower the Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London to set the Price upon all Coals, commonly called Sea Coals, imported into the Port of London, from Newcastle, and the Ports adjacent thereunto, for the Space of One Year; and to oblige, for the Term therein mentioned, Fitters and others vending and loading Ships with ...
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies cities began as settlements in foreign lands controlled by England during medieval times from the 12th century as English overseas possessions, later from 1707 after union with Scotland becoming termed as the British Empire comprising Crown Colonies, which after a reduction of these due to countries being granted independence, became known as ...
[83] [84] The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are themselves distinct from the Commonwealth realms, a group of 15 independent countries (including the United Kingdom) sharing Charles III as monarch and head of state, and from the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of 56 countries mostly with historic links to ...
The Crown Estate was given the thumbs-up to sign the agreements by then business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng in July last year. The leases have now been signed for the six wind farms, which have a ...
An Act for repealing an Act made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, [u] intituled, "An Act for repealing the Act made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, 'An Act for vesting the Fort of Senegal, and its Dependencies, in the Company of Merchants trading to Africa;" [v] and to vest as well the said Fort and its ...