Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Powers of Board in respect of inspections

190. (1) The Board may inspect, or cause to be inspected—

(a) any site where an archaeological object or historic object has been found or that the Board reasonably believes such an object may have been found, or

(b) any site where an archaeological object or historic object is situated or that the Board reasonably believes such an object may be situated.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “inspect” includes—

(a) the carrying out or undertaking of archaeological excavation,

(b) any other form of investigation or recording as may be reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances of a particular inspection, and

(c) the examination of any archaeological object or historic object in the site inspected or which was found or identified in that site.