Local Government Act 1985

Ancient monuments

2 (1) The [1979 c. 46.] Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 33—

(a) after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—

“(2A) The Commission may from time to time by order designate as an area of archaeological importance any area in Greater London which appears to them to merit treatment as such for the purposes of this Act”; and

(b) in subsection (3), after the words "local authority" , there shall be inserted the words " or by the Commission" .

(3) At the end of section 34(3) there shall be inserted the words " ; and, if the area is wholly or partly situated in Greater London, he shall also notify the Commission. "

(4) In Schedule 2, at the end of paragraph 15, there shall be inserted—

“Designation orders by the Commission

15A Paragraphs 8, 9, 10 to 13, 14(a) and (6) and 15 above shall have effect in relation to a designation order made by the Commission as if—

(a) in paragraphs 8(1), 12, 13 and 15 the references to a local authority were a reference to the Commission ;

(b) in paragraphs 9 and 14 the first reference to a local authority were a reference to the Commission, and the word " other " were omitted ; and

(c) in paragraph 11—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) the words in brackets were omitted; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (6) the reference to the local authority proposing to make the order were a reference to the Commission, and the word " other " were omitted.”