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Prince Charles Allowed To Legally Launch Nuclear Weapons

A new academic study conducted by Plymouth University has revealed that Prince Charles can legally set off nuclear explosions and be immune from prosecution.  John Kirkhope, a research fellow at Plymouth University, led the study and found that UK legislation and government archives revealed the extent of legal privileges afforded to Charles. Indianexpress.com reports: He discovered that the Prince of Wales is exempt from sanction over a range of laws, including the UK’s Data Protection Act, and enjoys significant protection for his property compared with other landowners. “It is suggested that most people would find it odd that the Duchy of Cornwall (Prince Wales’ royal property) can cause a nuclear explosion without criminal sanction,” Kirkhope writes in the study titled ‘Is the Duchy free to break the law without criminal sanction?’, which is to be published in the ‘Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review’. According to The Times, he found a range of laws which contain provisions that the Duchy will not be made criminally liable for contraventions. They include the Data Protection Act 1998, the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Water Industry Act 1991, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Act [...]