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Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

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Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Section 54 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

54 Urgent works to preserve F1... listed buildings.E+W

(1)A local authority may execute any works which appear to them to be urgently necessary for the preservation of a listed building in their area.

(2)If it appears to the Secretary of State that any works are urgently necessary for the preservation of a listed building—

(a)F2... he shall authorise the Commission to execute any works specified in the authorisation which appear to him to be urgently necessary for its preservation; F3...

F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)The works which may be executed under this section may consist of or include works for affording temporary support or shelter for the building.

(4)If F4... the building is occupied works may be carried out only to those parts which are not in use.

F5(4A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5)The owner of the building must be given not less than seven days notice in writing of the intention to carry out the works and F6... the Commission shall give that notice.

F7(5A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)A notice under subsection (5) F8... shall describe the works proposed to be carried out.

(7)As respects buildings in Greater London, the functions of a local authority under this section are exercisable concurrently by the Commission and the relevant London borough council.

Textual Amendments

F1Word in s. 54 heading omitted (21.5.2016) by virtue of Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 4), ss. 30(5), 41(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Chs. I, II (ss. 1-26) and IV (ss. 38-44) of Pt. I, ss. 54-56, 59-61, 66, 68-72, 74-76 and 88: power to apply conferred (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 171(4)(b); S.I. 1993/2762, art.3.

S. 54: functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.) (16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 Table A27

S. 54 extended (with modifications)(19.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 70, 125(2), Sch. 9 para. 13(4)(a) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7)

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