PART 2

MONUMENTS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 4

SCHEDULED MONUMENT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS

Further provision about scheduled monument partnership agreements
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1
A scheduled monument partnership agreement must be in writing.
2
A scheduled monument partnership agreement must—
a
identify the monument or associated land to which it relates;
b
describe any works to which it relates;
c
specify the date on which it takes effect and its duration;
d
make provision for the parties to review the terms of the agreement at intervals specified in it;
e
make provision for its variation (but this is subject to regulations made under subsection (5));
f
make provision for its termination (but this is subject to section 27).
3
A scheduled monument partnership agreement may contain incidental and consequential provision.
4
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations specify other terms that must be included in a scheduled monument partnership agreement.
5
The Welsh Ministers must by regulations make provision about—
a
the consultation that must take place before a scheduled monument partnership agreement is made or varied;
b
the publicity that must be given to a scheduled monument partnership agreement before or after it is made or varied.
6
Regulations under subsection (5)(a) must require the Welsh Ministers to consult the following persons before making a scheduled monument partnership agreement—
a
every owner and occupier of the monument or associated land to which the proposed agreement relates;
b
every local authority in whose area the monument or associated land is situated;
c
any local authority which by virtue of Chapter 6 is a guardian of the monument or associated land.
7
A scheduled monument partnership agreement may not impose any obligation or liability, or confer any right, on a person who is not a party to the agreement; and scheduled monument consent granted by such an agreement has effect only for the benefit of the parties to it.
8
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations disapply, apply or reproduce with or without modifications, any provision of this Part for the purposes of scheduled monument partnership agreements.
S. 26(1)-(4), (7)(8) in force at 4.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(a)
S. 26(5)(6) in force at 9.9.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 2(1)(b)
S. 26 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)