F1Subject to subsection (3A) belowF3The Secretary of StateF3Historic Environment Scotland may give advice with reference to the treatment of any ancient monument.

F1Subject to subsection (3A) belowF4The Secretary of StateF4Historic Environment Scotlandmay also, if in F5hisF5its opinion it is advisable, superintend any work in connection with any ancient monument if invited to do so by the owner, and shall superintend any such work, whether required to do so by the owner or not, in connection with any scheduled monument, if in F5hisF5its opinion it is advisable.

F1Subject to subsection (3A) belowF6The Secretary of StateF6Historic Environment Scotland may make a charge for giving advice and superintendence under this section or may give it free of charge, as F7heF7it thinks fit.

As respects a monument situated in England, subsections (1) to (3) above shall apply as if “Commission” were substituted for “Secretary of State”, “their” for “his” (in each place) and “they think” for “he thinks”.

References to an ancient monument in subsections (1) and (2) above, as amended by subsection (3A) above, shall be construed as if the reference in section 61(12)( b ) of this Act to the Secretary of State were to the Commission.