Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Transitional provisions applicable to certain national monuments subject to certain deeds

71. (1) In this section—

section 71 deed” means a deed—

(a) made under section 5 of the Act of 1930, or

(b) referred to in section 6 of the Act of 1930,

that is in force immediately before the commencement of this section;

section 71 deed (local authority)” means a section 71 deed which appoints a local authority as the guardian of the section 71 monument;

section 71 monument”, in relation to a section 71 deed, means the national monument that is the subject of that deed immediately before the commencement of this section, and includes, in the case of a national monument referred to in section 6 of the Act of 1930, any such monument which, before 26 February 1930, was an ancient monument to which the Ancient Monuments Protection Acts applied.

(2) Subject to section 72 , on the commencement of this section—

(a) a section 71 deed (other than a section 71 deed (local authority)) shall be deemed to be a monument guardianship order with the Minister appointed as the guardian of the section 71 monument, and

(b) the section 71 monument shall be deemed to be both a registered monument and the guardianship monument,

and the other provisions of this Act (including sections 24 (1) and 67 (3)) shall apply accordingly.

(3) Subject to section 72 , on the commencement of this section—

(a) a section 71 deed (local authority) shall be deemed to be a monument guardianship order with the local authority in whose functional area the section 71 monument is situatedappointed as the guardian of the monument, and

(b) the section 71 monument shall be deemed to be both a registered monument and the guardianship monument,

and the other provisions of this Act (including sections 24 (1) and 67 (3)) shall apply accordingly.