The Operations in Areas of Archaeological Importance (Forms of Notice etc.) Regulations 1984

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Operations in Areas of Archaeological Importance (Forms of Notice etc.) Regulations 1984 and shall come into operation on 17th August 1984.

(2) The following requirements of these regulations apply only in relation to operations in areas of archaeological importance in England and Wales.

(3) In these regulations, “the Act” means the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Form of an Operations Notice

2.  The form set out in Part I of Schedule 1 hereto or a form substantially similar thereto is prescribed as the form required for the purposes of section 35 of the Act (an ‘operations notice’).

Form of a Certificate

3.  The form of certificate set out in Part II of Schedule 1 hereto or a form of certificate substantially similar thereto is prescribed as the form of the certificate required by section 35(4)(b) of the Act to accompany a notice under section 35.

Prescribed steps to be taken by local councils

4.  A district or London borough council on whom an operations notice is served in accordance with section 35(5) shall—

(a) within 7 days of receipt of the notice serve a copy of it (together with the certificate and any other documents accompanying the notice)—

(i) on the investigating authority appointed for the relevant area of archaeological importance; or

(ii) where no particular authority is so appointed, on the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England as respects a site in England, or on the Secretary of State for Wales as respects a site in Wales; and

(b) if the operations described in the notice are to be carried out after clearance of the site, advise the developer in writing within 14 days of receipt of the notice of the name and address of the relevant investigating authority and of his duty under section 35(7) of the Act to notify the investigating authority of the clearance of the site immediately on completion of the clearance operations.

Notice of Intention to Excavate

5.  The form set out in Schedule 2 hereto or a form substantially similar thereto is prescribed as the form to be used to give notice pursuant to section 38(3) of the Act (notice of intention to excavate to be given by investigating authorities).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Bellwin

Minister of State for Local Government

Department of the Environment

10th August 1984