Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Signage

192. (1) The Minister may cause a sign, in the Irish language and the English language, to be placed at, or adjacent to, a monument for the purposes of providing guidance to members of the public, who are in the immediate vicinity of the monument, as to—

(a) their responsibilities as regards the monument whilst in such vicinity,

(b) the nature of the archaeological, architectural, artistic, historic or traditional interest of the monument, or

(c) both such responsibilities and such interest.

(2) The Minister may cause a sign referred to in subsection (1) to be removed or removed and replaced.

(3) In any proceedings for an offence under this Act relating to a monument, it shall not be a defence for the person charged with the offence to prove that, at the time the offence was committed, the monument was not the subject of a sign referred to in subsection (1).