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PART 2 E+WANCIENT MONUMENTS ETC

Modifications relating to offencesE+W

16Damaging certain ancient monumentsE+W

(1)Section 28 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c.46) (offence of damaging certain ancient monuments) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), after “any protected monument” insert “ situated in England ”.

(3)After that subsection insert—

(1A)A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages a protected monument situated in Wales is guilty of an offence if the person—

(a)knew or ought reasonably to have known that it was a protected monument; and

(b)intended to destroy or damage the monument or was reckless as to whether the monument would be damaged or destroyed.