Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014

PART 1 SCHEDULE OF MONUMENTS

1 The 1979 Act is amended as follows.

2 In section 1 (Schedule of monuments)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “The Secretary of State” substitute “Historic Environment Scotland”,

(ii) for “he” substitute “it”,

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) for first “the Secretary of State” substitute “Historic Environment Scotland”,

(ii) for “him” substitute “it”,

(c) in subsection (4) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “Historic Environment Scotland”,

(d) in subsection (5) for “The Secretary of State” substitute “Historic Environment Scotland”,

(e) for subsection (6) substitute—

“(6) Where Historic Environment Scotland—

(a) includes a monument in the Schedule under subsection (3),

(b) amends the entry in the Schedule relating to a monument, or

(c) excludes a monument from the Schedule,

it must notify such persons as may be prescribed in such form and manner, and within such time, as may be prescribed of the action taken.”,

(f) subsections (7) and (8) are repealed,

(g) in subsection (10)(b) for “the Secretary of State” substitute “Historic Environment Scotland”.

3 After section 1A (Commission’s functions as to informing and publishing) insert—

“1B Publication of the Schedule

(1) Historic Environment Scotland must—

(a) publish the Schedule compiled and maintained under section 1, and any amendments of the Schedule, and

(b) make the Schedule available for public inspection,

in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision for—

(a) the publication of the Schedule,

(b) the making of the Schedule available for public inspection,

(c) the notification of the inclusion of a monument in, the amendment of an entry relating to a monument in or the exclusion of a monument from the Schedule.”.