Legislation – Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
Changes to legislation:
Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023, Section 148 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 November 2025. 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 Section 148:
- s. 11(3) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(2)
- s. 58(4)(c) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(3)
- s. 88(4) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(4)
- s. 118(2)(f) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(5)
- s. 161(6) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(6)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 11(3) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(2)
- s. 58(4)(c) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(3)
- s. 88(4) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(4)
- s. 118(2)(f) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(5)
- s. 161(6) inserted by 2024 asc 3 Sch. 3 para. 15(6)
PART 3BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 5ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Finance for repair and maintenance of buildings of special interest etc.
148Grant or loan by local authority for repair or maintenance of building
(1)
A relevant local authority may contribute towards any expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, in the repair or maintenance of—
(a)
a listed building which is situated in or in the vicinity of the authority’s area, or
(b)
a building in the authority’s area which is not a listed building but which the authority considers to be of special architectural or historic interest.
(2)
At the same time as making such a contribution, the authority may also contribute towards any expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, in the maintenance of any garden which—
(a)
is occupied with the building, and
(b)
adjoins or is adjacent to it.
(3)
A contribution under this section may be made by grant or loan.
(4)
A relevant local authority may make a loan under this section on any terms and conditions that it determines, which may for example include a term that the loan is free of interest.
(5)
A relevant local authority—
(a)
may renounce its right to repayment of a loan or any outstanding interest, and
(b)
may agree with the borrower to vary any of the terms and conditions of a loan.
(6)
A relevant local authority may make a grant under this section subject to any conditions it considers appropriate, which may for example include a condition that the recipient of the grant must make an agreement with the authority for the purpose of securing public access to all or part of the building or garden to which the grant relates.
(7)
In this section and section 149, “relevant local authority” means—
(a)
a county council or county borough council in Wales;
(b)
a National Park authority in Wales;
(c)
a joint planning board constituted under section 2(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8).