Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

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Provisions supplementary to sections 64 and 65

66. (1) Where—

(a) the fee simple in a relevant burial ground is vested in the Minister or local authority, and

(b) the burial ground is a registered monument,

then, for the purposes of this Act, the burial ground shall be a registered monument in the ownership of the Minister or local authority, as the case may be, and the other provisions of this Act relating to registered monuments in the ownership of the Minister or local authority, as the case may be, shall apply accordingly.

(2) A power under subsection (2) of section 26 of the Act of 1869 shall not be exercised in respect of a relevant burial ground which is a registered monument except with the consent of the Minister.