Heritage Act, 1995

Heritage buildings owned by a public authority.

10.—(1) The Council may consult with or advise a public authority in relation to the maintenance, preservation, restoration, upkeep and improvement of any heritage building owned by the authority.

(2) Where a public authority proposes—

(a) to demolish or, by means of alteration to the structure, decoration or finish thereof or by means of any other alteration thereto, to alter significantly the character of—

(i) a heritage building vested in the authority, or

(ii) any building or other structure adjoining a heritage building and vested in the authority, or

(b) to alter significantly the character of any other land adjoining a heritage building and vested in the authority, or

(c) to dispose of any heritage building, or its amenities,

the authority shall, before carrying out the proposal, notify the Council in writing of the proposal and the Council shall, as soon as may be, tender its advice to the authority in writing in relation to the proposal.

(3) Where the Council has advised against a proposal referred to in subsection (2) the public authority shall not commence work on the proposal unless—

(a) the Minister agrees to the proposal, or

(b) the Minister agrees to a modified form of the proposal, or

(c) the Government agrees to the proposal.

(4) The Minister may by order, on the advice of the Council and after consultation with the responsible public authority, designate a building as a heritage building to which this section applies.