# Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, Section 23A: Local inquiries


(1) The Scottish Ministers may hold a local inquiry for the purposes of the exercise of any of their functions under this Part of this Act.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must appoint a person to hold the inquiry and to report on it to them.
(3) Subsections (4) to (13) of section 265 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c.8) apply to an inquiry held by virtue of subsection (1) as they apply to an inquiry held by virtue of subsection (1) of that section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/46/section/23A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ancient-monuments-and-archaeological-areas-act-1979/section-23A
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