Icon Definitions:

Text match Text match
Confers power Confers power
Blanket amendment Blanket amendment

Welcome to the Revised Statutes of the UK on SLD

This item of legislation is displayed as if you had made a search for a version current at today’s date and applicable to the widest possible geographical extent (that is, anywhere in the UK). If you wish to specify any other search criteria, please use the Advanced search facility. The page you are currently viewing is usually referred to on SLD as the ‘Results within Legislation’ page
(Entries appearing indented and in square brackets indicates provisions for which no version matched the presumed search criteria)

Update Status Warning: There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to the Statute Law Database for the following year(s): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Please see the Tables of legislative effects for details. See also important information in Update status of legislation.

Help - Opening and Viewing Legislation
        Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c.46)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Ancient Monuments
        Protection of scheduled monuments
        1. Schedule of monuments.
        1A. Commission's functions as to informing and publishing.
        2. Control of works affecting scheduled monuments.
        3. Grant of scheduled monument consent by order of the Secretary of State.
        4. Duration, modification and revocation of scheduled monument consent.
        5. Execution of works for preservation of a scheduled monument by Secretary of State in cases of urgency.
        6. Powers of entry for inspection of scheduled monuments, etc.
        6A. Commission's powers of entry in relation to scheduled monuments.
        7. Compensation for refusal of scheduled monument consent.
        8. Recovery of compensation under section 7 on subsequent grant of consent.
        9. Compensation where works affecting a scheduled monument cease to be authorised.
        Acquisition of ancient monuments
        10. Compulsory acquisition of ancient monuments.
        11. Acquisition by agreement or gift of ancient monuments.
        Guardianship of ancient monuments
        12. Power to place ancient monument under guardianship. (S)
        12. Power to place ancient monument under guardianship. (E+W)
        13. Effect of guardianship.
        14. Termination of guardianship.
        Acquisition and guardianship of land in the vicinity of an ancient monument, etc.
        15. Acquisition and guardianship of land in the vicinity of an ancient monument.
        16. Acquisition of easements and other similar rights over land in the vicinity of an ancient monument.
        Agreements concerning ancient monuments, etc.
        17. Agreements concerning ancient monuments and land in their vicinity.
        Powers of limited owners
        18. Powers of limited owners for purposes of sections 12, 16 and 17. (S)
        18. Powers of limited owners for purposes of sections 12, 16 and 17. (E+W)
        Public access to monuments under public control
        19. Public access to monuments under public control.
        20. Provision of facilities for the public in connection with ancient monuments.
        Transfer of ownership and guardianship of ancient monuments
        21. Transfer of ancient monuments between local authorities and Secretary of State.
        Ancient Monuments Boards
        22. Ancient Monuments Boards.
        23. Annual reports of Ancient Monuments Boards.
        Miscellaneous and supplemental
        24. Expenditure by Secretary of State or local authority on acquisition and preservation of ancient monuments, etc.
        25. Advice and superintendence by Secretary of State.
        26. Power of entry on land believed to contain an ancient monument.
        27. General provisions as to compensation for depreciation under Part I.
        28. Offence of damaging certain ancient monuments.
        29. Compensation orders for damage to monuments under guardianship in England and Wales.
        30. Disposal of land acquired under Part I.
        31. Voluntary contributions towards expenditure under Part I.
        32. Interpretation of Part I.
        Part II Archaeological Areas
        33. Designation of areas of archaeological importance.
        34. Investigating authorities for areas of archaeological importance.
        35. Notice required of operations in areas of archaeological importance.
        36. Certificate to accompany operations notice under section 35.
        37. Exemptions from offence under section 35.
        38. Powers of investigating authority to enter and excavate site of operations covered by an operations notice.
        39. Power of investigating authority to investigate in advance of operations notice any site which may be acquired compulsorily.
        40. Other powers of entry on site of operations covered by an operations notice.
        41. Interpretation of Part II.
        Part III Miscellaneous and Supplemental
        Restrictions on use of metal detectors
        42. Restrictions on use of metal detectors.
        Powers of entry
        43. Power of entry for survey and valuation.
        44. Supplementary provisions with respect to powers of entry.
        Financial provisions
        45. Expenditure on archaeological investigation.
        46. Compensation for damage caused by exercise of certain powers under this Act.
        47. General provisions with respect to claims for compensation under this Act.
        48. Recovery of grants for expenditure in conservation areas and on historic buildings.
        49. Grants to the Architectural Heritage Fund.
        Application to special cases
        50. Application to Crown land.
        51. Ecclesiastical Property.
        52. Application to the Isles of Scilly.
        52A. The Broads.
        53. Monuments in territorial waters.
        Supplemental
        54. Treatment and preservation of finds. (S)
        54. Treatment and preservation of finds. (E+W)
        55. Proceedings for questioning validity of certain orders, etc.
        56. Service of documents.
        57. Power to require information as to interests in land.
        58. Offences by corporations.
        59. Prosecution of offences: Scotland.
        60. Regulations and orders.
        61. Interpretation. (E+W)
        61. Interpretation. (S)
        62. Special provision for Scotland.
        63. . . .
        64. Transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
        65. Short title, commencement and extent.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Control of Works Affecting Scheduled Monuments
        Part I Applications for Scheduled Monument Consent
        Part II Modification and Revocation of Scheduled Monument Consent
        SCHEDULE 2 Designation Orders
        SCHEDULE 3 Transitional Provisions
        SCHEDULE 4 Consequential amendments
        SCHEDULE 5 Enactments Repealed

  © Crown Copyright Back to top