Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Amendment of section 14 of Act of 2019

270. Section 14 of the Act of 2019 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) —

(i) by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (2A), any” for “Any”, and

(ii) by the insertion of “in the owner’s capacity as a liable person” after “owner of the relevant property”,

(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (2A), notwithstanding” for “Notwithstanding”, and

(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) Subsection (1) shall cease to apply to a relevant property where the property is sold such that the liable person referred to in that subsection ceases to be the owner of the property.”.