Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Application of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 to monument

45. (1) In this section—

“relevant Act” means the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 ;

“sanitary authority” means a sanitary authority for the purposes of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts 1878 to 2001.

(2) As soon as is practicable after serving or proposing to serve a notice under section 3(1) of the relevant Act in respect of a Chapter 8 monument, a sanitary authority shall inform the Minister of the particulars of the notice.

(3) A sanitary authority which under section 3(2) of the relevant Act carries out work at, on or in relation to a Chapter 8 monument shall—

(a) in so far as is practicable, protect the monument, or

(b) if it is not practicable to protect the monument, make (or provide for the making of) an appropriate record of it,

in so far as such protection or the making of such record, as the case may be, is not likely to cause a danger to any person or property.

(4) As soon as is practicable after carrying out works under section 3(2) of the relevant Act at, on or in relation to a Chapter 8 monument, a sanitary authority shall inform the Minister in writing of the works which have been carried out.

(5) The provisions of this section are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of this Act.