# Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023, Section 19: Condition about period within which works must start

Extent: E+W

(1) Scheduled monument consent must be granted subject to the condition that the works to which it relates must start before the end of a period which is specified in the condition and begins with the day the consent is granted.
(2) If consent is granted without the condition required by subsection (1), it is to be treated as having been granted subject to the condition that the works to which it relates must start within 5 years beginning with the day it was granted.
(3) This section does not apply to—
(a) scheduled monument consent which provides that it ceases to have effect at the end of a period specified in the consent (irrespective of whether any works have started),
(b) consent granted under section 13(2) (consent for works already carried out), or
(c) consent granted by a scheduled monument partnership agreement or a management agreement (see sections 25 and 51).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2023/3/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/historic-environment-wales-act-2023/section-19
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