Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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Transitional provisions applicable to certain churches, ecclesiastical buildings or other structures | ||
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53. (1) In this section, “ section 53 monument” means a church, ecclesiastical building or structure that was, pursuant to subsection (1) of section 25 of the Act of 1869, vested in the secretary of the Commissioners to be held by such secretary, or his or her heirs or assigns, upon trust for the Commissioners, to be preserved as a national monument in accordance with that section, but does not include such a church, building or structure, as the case may be, which is not, immediately before the commencement of this section, in the ownership of a public authority or local authority (or any predecessor to a local authority whose functions, whether in whole or in part, are now performed by the local authority). | ||
(2) The relevant enactments shall apply to a section 53 monument until— | ||
(a) section 19 has been complied with in respect of the first particulars entered in the Register in respect of the monument, or | ||
(b) the relevant date for the geographical area in which the monument is situated, | ||
whichever first occurs. | ||
(3) Section 22 or 23 , as appropriate, shall not apply to a section 53 monument except for a potential Register action ( section 22 ) or potential Register action ( section 23 ), as appropriate, arising after the section 53 monument first becomes a registered monument. |