Acquisition of Land Act 1981

20 Ancient monuments

(1) This section applies, subject to subsection (2) below, to land being, or being the site of—

(a) a monument with respect to which an interim preservation notice is in force, or

(b) subject to subsection (4) below, any other ancient monument as defined in the Ancient Monuments Acts 1913 and 1931.

(2) Subsection (1) above shall not include a fisted building, or any land or object comprised within the curtilage of a listed building, unless the building or object—

(a) is specified in the Schedule to the [1882 c. 73.] Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882, or

(b) is for the time being specified in a list published under section 12 of the [1913 c. 32.] Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913.

(3) In so far as a compulsory purchase order authorises the purchase of land to which this section applies, the order shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure unless the Secretary of State is the acquiring authority or certifies that the acquiring authority has entered into an undertaking with the Secretary of State to observe such conditions as to the use of the land as in his opinion are requisite having regard to the nature thereof.

(4) Subsection (1)(b) above is prospectively repealed by the [1979 c. 46.] Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 4 to this Act, that is to say repealed by a provision which may be brought into force under section 65(2) of that Act.

(5) In this section—

• " interim preservation notice " means a notice served under section 10(1) of the [1953 c. 49.] Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953,

• "listed building" has the meaning given by section 54 of the [1971 c. 78.] Town and Country Planning Act 1971.