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Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979

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4(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, where a person has given notice as mentioned in paragraph 3(1) above with respect to any work more than three months before the commencement of this Act, the notice shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if it were a scheduled monument consent for the execution of that work granted by the Secretary of State under section 2 of this Act on the date of the commencement of this Act (and it may be modified or revoked by the Secretary of State under section 4 of this Act accordingly).

(2)This paragraph does not apply in any case where an interim preservation notice or a preservation order is in force with respect to the monument in question immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(3)A scheduled monument consent which has effect as such by virtue of this paragraph shall not cease to have effect by virtue of section 4(1) of this Act if any of the work to which it relates has been executed or started before the commencement of this Act

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