2015 No. 232
The Scheduled Monuments (Determination of Appeals by Appointed Persons) (Prescribed Classes) (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 19791 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Scheduled Monuments (Determination of Appeals by Appointed Persons) (Prescribed Classes) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st October 2015.
2
In these Regulations “the Act” means the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
Classes of appeal for determination by appointed persons2
Subject to regulation 3, the classes of appeal prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1A to the Act (determination of certain appeals by person appointed by the Scottish Ministers) are appeals under—
a
section 1C of the Act (appeal against inclusion etc. in schedule of monuments)2;
b
section 4B(2) of the Act (appeal against refusal of, or conditional consent to, applications for scheduled monument consent or against refusal of approval required by a condition)3;
c
section 4B(3) of the Act (appeal in default of decision on application for scheduled monument consent or for approval required by a condition); and
d
section 9C of the Act (appeal against scheduled monument enforcement notice)4.
Classes of appeal reserved for determination by the Scottish Ministers3
The classes of appeal prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 1A to the Act (appeals which are not to be determined by a person appointed by the Scottish Ministers) are appeals under sections 4B and 9C of the Act by persons who are, or are deemed to be, statutory undertakers for the purposes of the Act.
Publicity for directions4
1
As soon as may be after making a direction under paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1A to the Act the Scottish Ministers are to send a copy of the direction to Historic Environment Scotland5.
2
Historic Environment Scotland must as soon as may be after receipt of the copy direction publish a notice in at least one national newspaper—
a
containing a concise statement of the effect of the direction; and
b
specifying how a copy of the direction may be inspected.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)