(1)This Act shall be treated as if it had been passed before the [1978 c. 52.] Wales Act 1978 for the purposes of the following provisions of that Act (which adapt certain provisions of earlier legislation in relation to the exercise by the Welsh Assembly of its functions)—
section 55 (money formerly payable out of or into United Kingdom funds to be payable out of or into the Welsh Consolidated Fund);
section 74 (construction of references to Ministers of the Crown and to property vested in a Government department);
section 76 (reports formerly required to be laid before Parliament to be sent instead to the Welsh Assembly); and
section 77(2) (power to make consequential amendments in earlier legislation).
(2)In Part VIII of Schedule 2 to that Act (Land Use and Development), in the entry relating to the [1972 c. 42.] Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 1972, for the words " section 10 " there shall be substituted the words " sections 10 and 10A ".
(3)In Part XII of Schedule 2 to the Wales Act 1978 (Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings), for the entry relating to the Ancient Monuments Acts 1913 to 1974 there shall be substituted the following entry—
| “Enactment | Excluded functions |
|---|---|
| The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. | The function under section 44(9) in respect of land held by excepted statutory undertakers. |
| The functions under section 50 except so far as exercisable in relation to land vested in or held for the purposes of the Assembly. | |
| The function under section 61(2)(c).” |
(4)The references in Part XII of Schedule 2 and in Schedule 3 to that Act to Part I and sections 4 to 6 of the [1953 c. 49.] Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 respectively shall each be construed as including a reference to the section 4A inserted in the said Act of 1953 by section 48(2) of this Act.
(5)In Schedule 11 to that Act, paragraph 2 (which relates to the [1913 c. 32.] Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913) shall be omitted.