Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

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Amendment of Heritage Act 1995

232. The Heritage Act 1995 is amended—

(a) in section 2(1)—

(i) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “archaeological object”:

“‘archaeological object’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023;”,

(ii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “archaeology”:

“‘archaeology’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023;”,

(iii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “monument”;

“‘monument’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023;”,

and

(iv) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “wreck”:

“‘wreck’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023.”,

and

(b) in section 6—

(i) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “relevant things of a relevant interest (within the meaning of section 2 of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023)” after “including”, and

(ii) in subsection (2), by the deletion of “the National Monuments Advisory Council, the Historic Monuments Council or”.