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<ContentsTitle>The Scheduled Monument Consent Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2015</ContentsTitle>

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<Number>2015 No. 229</Number>
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<Title>Ancient Monuments</Title>
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<Title>The Scheduled Monument Consent Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2015</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>2nd June 2015</DateText>
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<Text>Laid before the Scottish Parliament</Text>
<DateText>4th June 2015</DateText>
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<Text>Coming into force</Text>
<DateText>1st October 2015</DateText>
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<Text>The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(11), 3A(2), 3C and 60 of, and paragraphs 1, 2(2), (2A) and (3), 3(2) and 11(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/> and all other powers enabling them to do so.<CommentaryRef Ref="key-9ad9ccedcd429f52fa4dd56c38f14434"/></Text></Para>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1979/46" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1979" Number="0046">1979 c.46</Citation>. The functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/46" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1998" Number="0046">1998 (c.46)</Citation>. Section 2(11) gives effect to Schedule 1 which makes provision with respect to applications for, the manner of granting, and the form, content and effect of, scheduled monument consent. Section 3A applies Schedule 1 to applications for variation or discharge of conditions. Section 2 and Schedule 1 were amended by the Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2011/3" id="c00003" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2011" Number="0003">2011 (asp 3)</Citation>. Section 3A(2) is inserted by paragraph 6 and section 3C is inserted by paragraph 35 of Schedule 2 to the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 is amended by paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act. Paragraph 3(2) is inserted by paragraph 14(6)(b) and paragraph 11(3)(a) is inserted by paragraph 15(b) of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act.</Text></Para>
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