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National Heritage Act 1983

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39Dissolution of certain bodies

(1)The Historic Buildings Council for England shall cease to exist.

(2)The Ancient Monuments Board for England shall cease to exist.

40Amendments and repeals

(1)Schedule 5 contains amendments relating to the preceding provisions of this Act and other aspects of the national heritage.

(2)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 6 are repealed to the extent specified in column 3.

41Commencement

(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

(2)Sections 23 to 29, Part IV of Schedule 1 and so much of Schedule 5 as relates to those provisions shall come into force on such day as the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

(3)Sections 4(5) and (7), 12(5) and (6), 19(4) and (5), 30 and 31, this section, sections 42 and 43 and Schedule 2 shall come into force on the expiry of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(4)An order under this section may appoint different days for different provisions or different purposes.

(5)A provision brought into force by an order under this section shall have effect subject to any saving or transitional specified in the order.

(6)Subsection (5) applies to the provisions of Schedule 4 notwithstanding the savings there specified, but nothing shall be specified under that subsection if it would conflict with any such saving.

42Extent

This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland, except so far as it amends or repeals any enactment which extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) and except so far as section 37 gives power to amend any enactment which extends to Scotland.

43Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Heritage Act 1983.

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