National Heritage Act 1983

62(1)Section 46 of the 1979 Act (compensation for certain damage) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In subsection (1) after “Secretary of State" there shall be inserted “ or the Commission ”.

(3)In subsection (2) for the words from “Secretary of State" to the end there shall be substituted “ Commission (if the area in question is situated in England) or from the Secretary of State (in any other case). ”

(4)In subsection (3) after “6" there shall be inserted “ 6A ”.

(5)Nothing in sub-paragraph (3) affects compensation in respect of damage caused before the appointed day.