PART 3

BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 6

GENERAL

Supplementary

Exempt religious buildings
156
1
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations provide that a religious building used for religious purposes is an exempt religious building for the purposes of—
a
sections 83 and 84 (temporary listing of building);
b
section 88 (requirement for works affecting listed building to be authorised);
c
section 118 (offence of intentionally damaging listed building);
d
section 137 (compulsory acquisition of listed building for preservation);
e
section 144 (urgent works for preservation of listed building).
2
For the purposes of section 88 a building is to be treated as being used for religious purposes if it would be used for those purposes but for the works in question.
3
Regulations under this section may—
a
make provision in relation to religious buildings of a description specified in the regulations (whether by reference to a religious faith or denomination, a use made of the buildings, or any other circumstance) or in relation to a particular building;
b
make provision in relation to all or part of a religious building;
c
provide that a building is an exempt religious building only in relation to works of a description specified in the regulations (whether by reference to the extent of the works, the person by whom they are carried out, or any other circumstance);
d
make different provision for buildings in different areas;
e
make consequential amendments to any other provision of this Act.
4
In this section references to a religious building—
a
include any structure or artificial object that is fixed to a religious building or within its curtilage;
b
do not include a building used, or available for use, by a minister of religion wholly or mainly as a residence from which to perform the duties of that office.
S. 156(1)(3) in force at 9.9.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 2(1)(k)
S. 156(2)(4) in force at 4.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(b)
S. 156 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)
Pts. 3-5 applied (4.11.2024) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 11(1) (as amended by The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/924), regs. 1(2), 23(a))