48(1)Section 24 of the 1979 Act (expenditure by Secretary of State or local authority on acquisition and preservation of ancient monuments etc.) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)At the beginning of subsections (1), (2) and (3) there shall be inserted “ Subject to subsection (3A) below ”.
(3)After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“(3A)As respects a monument situated in England, subsections (1) to (3) above shall apply as if "Commission’ were substituted for "Secretary of State’.
(3B)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.”
(4)In subsection (5) after “Secretary of State" there shall be inserted “ or the Commission ”.