Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014

15 Historic Environment Scotland’s functions in relation to scheduled monuments

Schedule 2 makes provision for Historic Environment Scotland’s functions in relation to scheduled monuments (within the meaning of the 1979 Act) as well as making other modifications as follows—

• Part 1 has the effect of conferring on Historic Environment Scotland the function of compiling and maintaining the schedule of monuments under the 1979 Act,

• Part 2—

  (a)

  has the effect of conferring on Historic Environment Scotland functions in relation to the grant, modification and revocation of scheduled monument consents,

  (b)

  modifies the functions of the Scottish Ministers in relation to modification and revocation of such consents, and

  (c)

  makes other consequential modifications, including to the procedure for applications for the grant, modification and revocation of such consents,

• Part 3 has the effect of conferring on Historic Environment Scotland functions in relation to scheduled monument enforcement notices,

• Part 4 has the effect of conferring on Historic Environment Scotland functions in relation to stop notices and temporary stop notices,

• Part 5 makes provision—

  (a)

  for appeals from decisions of Historic Environment Scotland to the Scottish Ministers, and

  (b)

  for the referral of applications for and related to scheduled monument consent from Historic Environment Scotland to the Scottish Ministers,

• Part 6 has the effect of conferring on Historic Environment Scotland the function of compiling and maintaining the inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and the inventory of battlefields,

• Part 7 makes other modifications of the 1979 Act in relation to Historic Environment Scotland’s functions under that Act.