Legislation – Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
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Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023, Cross Heading: Schedule of monuments is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Part 2 Chapter 2 Crossheading Schedule-of-monuments:
- Act applied by 1992 c. 42, s. 17A(5) (as substituted) by 2025 c. 34 s. 43(1)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
- Act applied by 1992 c. 42, s. 17A(5) (as substituted) by 2025 c. 34 s. 43(1)
PART 2MONUMENTS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 2SCHEDULE OF MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
Schedule of monuments
3Duty to maintain and publish schedule of monuments
(1)
The Welsh Ministers must maintain a schedule of monuments in Wales which they consider to be of national importance, and must publish the up-to-date schedule.
(2)
An entry in the schedule for a monument must include a map maintained by the Welsh Ministers that identifies the area of the monument.
(3)
The Welsh Ministers may amend the schedule by—
(a)
adding a monument;
(b)
removing a monument;
(c)
amending the entry for a monument (whether by removing anything previously included as part of the monument or adding anything not previously included, or otherwise).
(4)
The Welsh Ministers may not add to the schedule any building or structure occupied as a dwelling by any person other than the caretaker of the building or structure or a member of the caretaker’s family.
(5)
An entry in the schedule recording the inclusion of a monument is a local land charge.
(6)
In this Part “the schedule” means the schedule maintained under this section.
(7)
In this Act “scheduled monument” means a monument included in the schedule.
4Notification of owner etc. where the schedule is amended
(1)
Subsection (2) applies where the Welsh Ministers amend the schedule by—
(a)
adding a monument,
(b)
removing a monument, or
(c)
amending the entry for a monument.
(2)
As soon as possible after amending the schedule the Welsh Ministers must serve notice that they have done so on—
(a)
every owner and occupier of the monument, and
(b)
every local authority in whose area the monument is situated.
(3)
Where the Welsh Ministers have added a monument to the schedule or amended the entry in the schedule for a monument—
(a)
the notice must specify the date on which they did so, and
(b)
they must include with the notice a copy of the entry or amended entry for the monument in the schedule.