# Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, Paragraph 5


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, where—
(a) a monument becomes a scheduled monument under this Act; and
(b) before it is included in the Schedule the Secretary of State has granted consent for the execution of any works affecting the monument under section 12(1) of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953;
that consent shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if it were a scheduled monument consent for the execution of those works granted by the Secretary of State under section 2 of this Act on the date when the monument became a scheduled monument (and it may be modified or revoked by the Secretary of State under section 4 of this Act accordingly).
(2) 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 works to which it relates have been executed or started before the monument becomes a scheduled monument.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/46/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ancient-monuments-and-archaeological-areas-act-1979/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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