{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/historic-environment-wales-act-2023/section-44",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/historic-environment-wales-act-2023/section-44.json",
  "legislation": "asc/2023/3",
  "legislation_title": "Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/historic-environment-wales-act-2023",
  "path": "section/44",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "44",
  "heading": "Acquisition by agreement or gift of monuments of special historic interest",
  "text": "(1) The Welsh Ministers may acquire by agreement any monument of special historic interest.\n(2) A local authority may acquire by agreement any monument of special historic interest in or in the vicinity of its area.\n(3) The Welsh Ministers or any local authority may accept a gift (whether by deed or will) of any monument of special historic interest.\n(4) Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56) applies (so far as relevant) to an acquisition under this section, other than sections 4 to 8, section 10 and section 31 of that Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 44 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 44 in force at 4.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2023/3/section/44",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:51.202412+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}