25(1)In the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (“the 1979 Act") section 1 (Schedule of monuments) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)At the end of subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“The Secretary of State shall consult the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (in this Act referred to as "the Commission’) before he includes in the Schedule a monument situated in England.”
(3)At the end of subsection (5) there shall be inserted—
“In the case of a monument situated in England, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Commission before he makes an exclusion or amendment.”
(4)In subsection (6) after “Secretary of State shall" there shall be inserted “ (subject to subsection 6A) below) ”.
(5)After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)Subsection (6) above shall not apply as regards a monument situated in England but, as soon as may be after acting as mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that subsection as regards such a monument, the Secretary of State shall inform the Commission of the action taken and, in a case falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection, shall also send to the Commission a copy of the entry or (as the case may be) of the amended entry in the Schedule relating to that monument.”
(6)In subsection (7) there shall be inserted at the beginning “ Subject to subsection (7A) below ”.
(7)After subsection (7) there shall be inserted—
“(7A)Subsection (7) above shall not apply as regards monuments situated in England, but the Secretary of State shall from time to time supply the Commission with a list of all the monuments which are so situated and are for the time being included in the Schedule, whether as a single list or in sections containing the monuments situated in particular areas; but in the case of a list supplied in sections, all sections of the list need not be supplied simultaneously.”
(8)After subsection (8) there shall be inserted—
“(8A)The Secretary of State shall from time to time supply the Commission with amendments of any list supplied under subsection (7A) above.”
(9)Sub-paragraph (5) does not apply in the case of an inclusion, amendment or exclusion made before the appointed day.