Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Safekeeping of relevant archaeological objects

104. (1) The Board may—

(a) by notice in writing, designate a site where relevant archaeological objects may be placed for the purposes of the safekeeping of the objects, or

(b) by notice in writing, revoke a designation referred to in paragraph (a) of a site if the notice specifies where the archaeological objects (if any) placed therein are to be transferred, either before or immediately upon the revocation taking effect.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Board may, by notice in writing, designate a site where relevant archaeological objects may be placed for not more than 3 years for the purposes of the temporary safekeeping of the objects.

(3) The Board shall cause a relevant archaeological object placed in a temporary designated site to be transferred, on or before the 3rd anniversary of the date on which it was so placed in that site, to a designated site unless the temporary designated site has, subsequent to the placing of the object in it, become a designated site.