68(1)Schedule 1 to the 1979 Act (control of works affecting scheduled monuments) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)After paragraph 2 there shall be inserted—
“2AAs soon as practicable after receiving an application for scheduled monument consent in relation to a monument situated in England, the Secretary of State shall send a copy of the application to the Commission.”
(3)At the end of paragraph 3(3) there shall be inserted “and
(c)shall, if the monument in question is situated in England, consult with the Commission.”
(4)After paragraph 5(1) there shall be inserted—
“(1A)Where the monument in question is situated in England, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Commission before serving a notice under this paragraph, and on serving such a notice he shall send a copy of it to the Commission.”