EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke and replace the Ancient Monuments (Claims for Compensation) (Wales) Regulations 1991 for the purpose of implementing changes made to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (“the 1979 Act”) by the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
Regulation 2 makes procedural provision about the time and manner in which claims for compensation under sections 1AD (compensation for loss or damage caused by interim protection), 7 (compensation for refusal of scheduled monument consent), 9 (compensation where works affecting a scheduled monument cease to be authorised), 9ZL (temporary stop notice: compensation) and 46 (compensation for damage caused by exercise of certain powers under this Act) of the 1979 Act must be made to the Welsh Ministers.
Regulation 3 makes revocation and saving provision in respect of the Ancient Monuments (Claims for Compensation) (Wales) Regulations 1991.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.