Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Identity and whereabouts of owner of land

10. For the purposes of this Part and Schedule 2

(a) the identity and whereabouts of a person shall be treated as unknown only after reasonable efforts to ascertain his or her identity and whereabouts have been unsuccessful, and

(b) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), the identity and whereabouts of a person shall be treated as unknown if—

(i) his or her identity is known but his or her whereabouts are unknown, or

(ii) his or her whereabouts are known but his or her identity is unknown.