Explanatory Notes

Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011

2011 asp 3

23 February 2011

The Act – Section by Section

Part 2 – Modifications of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979

Section 5 – Powers of entry to inspect condition of scheduled monument

13.Section 5 clarifies that paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 6(1) of the 1979 Act merely provide particular instances of how the general power to enter land (as provided under section 6 of the 1979 Act) may be used.