National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1987

National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1987 1987 17

No. 17/1987:

NATIONAL MONUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Definitions.

2. Restriction on use of detection devices.

3. Protection of sites of historic wrecks.

4. The Historic Monuments Council.

5. Register of Historic Monuments.

6. Acquisition of national monuments etc., by Commissioners.

7. Removal of national monuments to museums, etc.

8. Inspection of historic monuments.

9. Power of Commissioners and local authorities to make bye-laws.

10. Acceptance of voluntary contributions.

11. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

12. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act.

13. Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act.

14. Amendment of section 22 of Principal Act.

15. Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act.

16. Amendment of section 26 of Principal Act.

17. Increase of certain penalties under Principal Act.

18. Provisions in relation to officers, servants and agents of Commissioners.

19. Registration as burdens affecting registered land of certain matters.

20. Withholding information regarding archaeological objects.

21. Duty to give name and address to member of Garda Síochána.

22. Powers of search and seizure.

23. Penalties, etc.

25. Laying of orders, regulations and bye-laws before Houses of Oireachtas.

27. Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

ACTS REFERRED TO

Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919	1919, c. 57
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845	1845, c. 18
Continental Shelf Act, 1968	1968, No. 14
Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959	1959, No. 22
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894	1894, c. 60
Minerals Development Act, 1940	1940, No. 31
National Monuments Act, 1930	1930, No. 2
National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1954	1954, No. 37
Public Offices Fees Act, 1879	1879, c. 58
Registration of Title Act. 1964	1964, No. 16

Number 17 of 1987

No. 17/1987: NATIONAL MONUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS, INCLUDING PROVISION FOR THE REGULATION OF THE USE AND POSSESSION OF DETECTION DEVICES, TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC WRECKS, TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE NATIONAL MONUMENTS ACTS, 1930 AND 1954, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.

[22nd July, 1987]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: