47(1)Section 21 of the 1979 Act (transfer of ancient monuments between local authorities and Secretary of State) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1) after “Secretary of State" (in the first place) there shall be inserted “ and the Commission ” and at the end of paragraph (c) there shall be inserted “or
(d)from the Secretary of State to the Commission; or
(e)from the Commission to the Secretary of State; or
(f)from the Commission to the local authority; or
(g)from the local authority to the Commission;”.
(3)In subsection (2) after “Secretary of State" there shall be inserted “ or the Commission ”.
(4)At the end of the section there shall be inserted—
“(3)The Commission may not enter into an agreement under subsection (1) above in respect of a monument or land not situated in England.
(4)The Secretary of State may not enter into an agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) above in respect of a monument or land situated in England without consulting the Commission.
(5)The Commission may not enter into an agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(f) above without consulting the Secretary of State.
(6)The Commission may not enter into an agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(g) above without the consent of the Secretary of State.”