Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Chapter 9

Transitional provisions relating to Register of Historic Monuments and record of monuments and places, etc.

Transitional provisions applicable to Register of Historic Monuments and record of monuments and places

48. (1) In this section—

“record of monuments and places” means the record established and maintained under section 12 of the Act of 1994;

“Register of Historic Monuments” means the Register of Historic Monuments established and maintained under section 5 of the Act of 1987.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), the relevant enactments shall apply to the Register of Historic Monuments and the record of monuments and places.

(3) The Minister may, by notice published in Iris Oifigiúil, specify a date (in this section referred to as the “relevant date”) on and from which the Register supersedes the Register of Historic Monuments and the record of monuments and places in respect of a geographical area of the State specified in the notice for the purposes of the relevant date.

(4) Where the Minister publishes a notice in Iris Oifigiúil under subsection (3), the relevant enactments shall cease to apply, on and from the relevant date, to the Register of Historic Monuments and the record of monuments and places in so far as the Register of Historic Monuments and the record of monuments and places relate to the geographical area specified in the notice for the purposes of the relevant date.

(5) Nothing in this section shall operate to prevent any provision of this Act having effect in relation to a prescribed monument notwithstanding that a relevant date has not been specified in respect of the geographical area of the State in which the monument is situated.