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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c.46)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979

1979 CHAPTER 46

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Ancient Monuments

    1. Protection of scheduled monuments

      1. 1. Schedule of monuments

      2. 1A. Commission’s functions as to informing and publishing

      3. 2. Control of works affecting scheduled monuments

      4. 3. Grant of scheduled monument consent by order of the Secretary of State

      5. 4. Duration, modification and revocation of scheduled monument consent

      6. 5. Execution of works for preservation of a scheduled monument by Secretary of State in cases of urgency

      7. 6. Powers of entry for inspection of scheduled monuments, etc

      8. 6A. Commission’s powers of entry in relation to scheduled monuments

      9. 7. Compensation for refusal of scheduled monument consent

      10. 8. Recovery of compensation under section 7 on subsequent grant of consent

      11. 9. Compensation where works affecting a scheduled monument cease to be authorised

    2. Acquisition of ancient monuments

      1. 10. Compulsory acquisition of ancient monuments

      2. 11. Acquisition by agreement or gift of ancient monuments

    3. Guardianship of ancient monuments

      1. 12. Power to place ancient monument under guardianship (E+W)

      2. 12. Power to place ancient monument under guardianship (S)

      3. 13. Effect of guardianship

      4. 14. Termination of guardianship

    4. Acquisition and guardianship of land in the vicinity of an ancient monument, etc

      1. 15. Acquisition and guardianship of land in the vicinity of an ancient monument

      2. 16. Acquisition of easements and other similar rights over land in the vicinity of an ancient monument

    5. Agreements concerning ancient monuments, etc

      1. 17. Agreements concerning ancient monuments and land in their vicinity

    6. Powers of limited owners

      1. 18. Powers of limited owners for purposes of sections 12, 16 and 17 (E+W)

      2. 18. Powers of limited owners for purposes of sections 12, 16 and 17 (S)

    7. Public access to monuments under public control

      1. 19. Public access to monuments under public control

      2. 20. Provision of facilities for the public in connection with ancient monuments

    8. Transfer of ownership and guardianship of ancient monuments

      1. 21. Transfer of ancient monuments between local authorities and Secretary of State

    9. Ancient Monuments Boards

      1. 22. Ancient Monuments Boards

      2. 23. Annual reports of Ancient Monuments Boards

    10. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 24. Expenditure by Secretary of State or local authority on acquisition and preservation of ancient monuments, etc

      2. 25. Advice and superintendence by Secretary of State

      3. 26. Power of entry on land believed to contain an ancient monument

      4. 27. General provisions as to compensation for depreciation under Part I

      5. 28. Offence of damaging certain ancient monuments

      6. 29. Compensation orders for damage to monuments under guardianship in England and Wales

      7. 30. Disposal of land acquired under Part I

      8. 31. Voluntary contributions towards expenditure under Part I

      9. 32. Interpretation of Part I

  2. Part II

    Archaeological Areas

    1. 33. Designation of areas of archaeological importance

    2. 34. Investigating authorities for areas of archaeological importance

    3. 35. Notice required of operations in areas of archaeological importance

    4. 36. Certificate to accompany operations notice under section 35

    5. 37. Exemptions from offence under section 35

    6. 38. Powers of investigating authority to enter and excavate site of operations covered by an operations notice

    7. 39. Power of investigating authority to investigate in advance of operations notice any site which may be acquired compulsorily

    8. 40. Other powers of entry on site of operations covered by an operations notice

    9. 41. Interpretation of Part II

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and Supplemental

    1. Restrictions on use of metal detectors

      1. 42. Restrictions on use of metal detectors

    2. Powers of entry

      1. 43. Power of entry for survey and valuation

      2. 44. Supplementary provisions with respect to powers of entry

    3. Financial provisions

      1. 45. Expenditure on archaeological investigation

      2. 46. Compensation for damage caused by exercise of certain powers under this Act

      3. 47. General provisions with respect to claims for compensation under this Act

      4. 48. Recovery of grants for expenditure in conservation areas and on historic buildings

      5. 49. Grants to the Architectural Heritage Fund

    4. Application to special cases

      1. 50. Application to Crown land

      2. 51. Ecclesiastical Property

      3. 52. Application to the Isles of Scilly

      4. 52A. The Broads

      5. 53. Monuments in territorial waters

    5. Supplemental

      1. 54. Treatment and preservation of finds (E+W)

      2. 54. Treatment and preservation of finds (S)

      3. 55. Proceedings for questioning validity of certain orders, etc

      4. 56. Service of documents

      5. 57. Power to require information as to interests in land

      6. 58. Offences by corporations

      7. 59. Prosecution of offences: Scotland

      8. 60. Regulations and orders

      9. 61. Interpretation (E+W)

      10. 61. Interpretation (S)

      11. 62. Special provision for Scotland

      12. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      13. 64. Transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals

      14. 65. Short title, commencement and extent

  4. SCHEDULE 1

    Control of Works Affecting Scheduled Monuments

  5. SCHEDULE 2

    Designation Orders

  6. SCHEDULE 3

    Transitional Provisions

  7. SCHEDULE 4

    Consequential amendments

  8. SCHEDULE 5

    Enactments Repealed

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to ancient monuments; to make provision for the investigation, preservation and recording of matters of archaeological or historical interest and (in connection therewith) for the regulation of operations or activities affecting such matters; to provide for the recovery of grants under section 10 of the Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 1972 or under section 4 of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 in certain circumstances; and to provide for grants by the Secretary of State to the Architectural Heritage Fund.

[4th April 1979]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended by Gas Act 1986 (c.44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(xxxvii), Sch. 8 para. 33

C2Act amended (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c.15, SIF 130), ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(xxiii), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58

C3Act extended by Electricity Act 1989 (c.29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 1(1)(xxxiii), Sch. 17 paras. 33, 35(1)

C4Act modified (17.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1732, arts. 1, 3(1)

C5Act amended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(xxvii); S.I. 1996/218, art.2

C6Act restricted (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 12, Sch. 7 para. 4(4)

Act except the Treasury function under s. 50: powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1

Act modified (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/677, art. 3.

C7Act (except Pt. II) extended (S.) (8.9.2000) by 2000 asp 10, s. 36, Sch. 5 para. 7 (with s. 32); S.I. 2000/312, art. 2

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 65(3); Act wholly in force at 14.4.1982

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