Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Powers of Minister where State is Coordinating State under Article 10 or 12 of UNESCO Convention

144. (1) Subject to subsection (2), when the State is, under section 141 or 143 , the Coordinating State for the purposes of Article 10 or 12, as appropriate, of the UNESCO Convention, the Minister may exercise on behalf of the State all the powers of a Coordinating State under that Convention, including the granting of authorisations under that Article.

(2) The provisions of Part 7 shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to the granting of authorisations referred to in subsection (1) by the Minister as if such authorisations were licences in respect of which the Minister were the licensing authority within the meaning of that Part and, in any such case, the other provisions of this Act (including Part 10 ) shall, with all necessary modifications, apply accordingly.