Part I Listed Buildings

Chapter VI Miscellaneous and Supplemental

Validity of instruments, decisions and proceedings

57 Validity of certain orders and decisions.

(1)

Except as provided by section 58, the validity of—

(a)

any order under section 21, whether before or after it has been confirmed,

(b)

any order under section 24, or

(c)

any such decision on the part of the Secretary of State as is mentioned in subsection (2),

shall not be questioned in any legal proceedings whatsoever.

(2)

Those decisions are—

F1(za)

any decision of the Scottish Ministers on an appeal under section 5B,

(a)

any decision on an application referred to the Secretary of State under section 11 or on an appeal under section 18,

(b)

any decision of the Secretary of State to confirm or not to confirm a listed building purchase notice including—

(i)

any decision not to confirm such a notice in respect of part of the land to which it relates, and

(ii)

any decision to grant any consent, or give any direction, in lieu of confirming such a notice, either wholly or in part, and

(c)

any decision of the Secretary of State on an appeal under section 35.

F2(d)

any decision on an application for listed building consent under section 73B.

(3)

Nothing in this section shall affect the exercise of any jurisdiction of any court in respect of any refusal or failure on the part of the Secretary of State to take any such action as is mentioned in subsection (2).