Talk:Public property
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Public property vs the commons
[edit]This article doesn't mention the difference between public property and the commons. Is public property a part of the commons? Does the state own public property? (Commons can't be owned by state?) Teilolondon (talk) 19:48, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- In England and Wales from where the term "commons" derives, commons are usually privately owned by many are owned by public bodies (there is no "state" to own things -- see below). Local councils for instance. They are all owned by someone because all land has an owner. Francis Davey (talk) 23:45, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Public property vs state property
[edit]Public property is not the same as state property, military bases and research laboratories are not public property. Teilolondon (talk) 12:12, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Not a worldwide view
[edit]In the United Kingdom there is no legal person that one could refer to as "the state". "The state" cannot own anything because it does not have any legal existence. Where things are owned by "the government" they will usually be owned by a statutory or common-law corporation (such as a government department). Some "state" property is owned by the Crown -- not "said to be" as the article suggest, but actually owned by the Crown (either in demesne or in fee, yes the Crown can own in fee). So for at least one not insignificant country this article is confused. I am not convinced that "public property" in some general (rather than some technical) sense is particularly useful. Anyone care to assist? Francis Davey (talk) 23:45, 16 November 2013 (UTC)