Words in s. 96(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 129(14); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)

S. 96(1)(ii) substituted by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 87(5)

1972 c. 52.

1979 c. 46.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/96Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982An Act to make provision as regards Scotland for the licensing and regulation of certain activities; for the preservation of public order and safety and the prevention crime; for prohibiting the taking of and dealing with indecent photographs of children; as to certain powers of constables and others; as to lost and abandoned property and property in the possession of persons taken into police custody; as to the rights and duties of the owners and users of certain land, buildings and other structures; as to the making by local authorities of byelaws; and to enable them to make management rules applying to land or premises under their control; as to certain other functions of local authorities and their officers; as to the time when the Burgh Police (Scotland) Acts 1892 to 1911 and certain local statutory provisions cease to have effect; and for connected purposes.]1982-11-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-09-09Expert Participation2024-08-30Part VIII Buildings, etc.
96 Statues and monuments.(1)

A local authoritymay—

(a)

erect, maintain, or permit the erection or maintenance of, any statue or monument in any public place;

(b)

demolish or remove to another site any statue or monument maintained by them;

(c)

by notice in writing require the owner of any statue or monument not maintained by them which is in a public place owned by them, within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice, to put it in good order and repair, or demolish it or remove it to another site:

Provided that the powers conferred by paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall not be exercised without the prior consent of—

(i)

the owner of the land on which the statue or monument is, or is proposed to be, situated; and

(ii)

where such land is a road, the roads authority.

and the powers conferred by paragraphs (b) and (c) above shall be exercised only where the authority consider it expedient to exercise them for reasons of public safety or the better use of the site on which the statue or monument has been erected.

(2)

Sections 99 to 109 of this Act shall apply in relation to a statue or monument in respect of which a notice is served under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) above with the following modifications—

(a)

any reference in these sections to the land or premises shall be construed as a reference to the statue or monument; and

(b)

any reference to a tenant or other occupier of land or premises shall be construed as a reference to the tenant or other occupier of the land or premises in or on which the statue or monument is situated.

(3)

This section is without prejudice to section 53 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (control of works for demolition, alteration or extension of listed building) or section 2 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (control of works affecting scheduled monuments).

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