Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Provisions supplementary to section 14

15. (1) The Minister shall, when entering particulars of a prescribed monument or relevant thing of a relevant interest in the Register, include in the Register—

(a) a statement—

(i) as to the type of monument or thing which the monument or thing is or may be, in so far as that is ascertainable at that time,

(ii) as to the site of the monument or thing,

(iii) if special protection is being applied to the monument or thing pursuant to section 20 (1), that special protection is being applied to the monument or thing, and

(iv) if the Minister has actual knowledge that special protection is deemed to be applied to the monument or thing pursuant to section 24(1), that special protection is deemed to be applied to the monument or thing,

and

(b) such cartographic information as the Minister considers appropriate to identify, or assist in identifying, the site of the monument or thing.

(2) The Minister may, in respect of a registered monument, include a statement in the Register that any structures, features or deposits on, under, above, within or adjacent to the monument, identified in such manner as the Minister considers appropriate in that statement—

(a) are the sole or exclusive extent of that monument, or

(b) are not part of that monument.

(3) In any proceedings relating to a registered monument in respect of which a statement referred to in subsection (2) has been made—

(a) if paragraph (a) of that subsection is applicable, any structures, features or deposits which are not referred to in that statement as being the sole or exclusive extent of the monument shall not be part of that monument for the purposes of those proceedings, and

(b) if paragraph (b) of that subsection is applicable, any structures, features or deposits which are referred to in that statement as not being part of the monument shall not be part of that monument for the purposes of those proceedings.

(4) The Minister shall, in the Register, assign a unique registration number to a registered monument.

(5) The Minister may, in the Register, assign a unique group registration number to a group of 2 or more registered monuments, in addition to the respective registration numbers of the monuments.

(6) In any proceedings relating to a registered monument or group of 2 or more registered monuments, any number assigned under this section to the monument or group of monuments, as the case may be, may be used to identify that monument or group of monuments for the purposes of the proceedings.

(7) Where the Minister has actual knowledge that special protection is deemed to be applied to a registered monument pursuant to section 24 (1), the Minister shall, as soon as is practicable after attaining such knowledge, include in the Register a statement that special protection is deemed to be applied to the monument.

(8) Sections 22 and 23 shall not apply to a Register action referred to in subsection (7).