For decades, the Crown Estate Commissioners (CEC) have claimed ownership to Scotland’s seabed, yet in evidence to the Commons Treasury Committee they admit they do not actually own anything. They only manage the Crown property rights in Scotland.
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Report triggers new row over who owns Scottish seabed
A new report by a powerful committee of MPs is set to spark a major row over who has the legal rights to the seabed round Scotland’s coast – and who should get the lucrative income from the multi-billion renewable energy industry.
