Explanatory Notes

Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023

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14 June 2023

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 — Monuments of special historic interest

Chapter 3 — Control of works affecting scheduled monuments
Section 23 — Determination of amount recoverable under section 22

87.Section 23(1) requires the Welsh Ministers to specify the “recoverable amount” of the compensation paid under section 21 when giving notice of their decision to grant or modify scheduled monument consent in a case under section 22.

88.If a person with an interest in the monument disputes the amount specified by the Welsh Ministers, that person may seek a determination of the amount from the Upper Tribunal. The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Rules make provision for the reference of a case to the Tribunal and its handling. If a dispute is referred to the Upper Tribunal, the recoverable amount will be the amount that it determines (subsections (2) and (3)).