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HISTORIC MONUMENTS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 27

Annual report.

27. In this Act

"archaeological object" includes any object, being a chattel (whether in a
manufactured or unmanufactured state), which is, or appears to be, of
archaeological or historic interest and which has, by reason of such interest,
a value substantially greater than its intrinsic value or the value of the
materials of which it is composed;

Definition rep. by SR 1976/110

"guardianship order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 10(2);

"historic monument" includes

(a)any monument, the protection of which is a matter of public interest by
reason of the historic, architectural, traditional, artistic or archaeological
interest attaching to the monument;

(b)any part of the adjoining land which may be required for the purpose of
fencing, covering in or otherwise protecting any such monument from injury, or
for the purposes of preserving the amenities of the monument;

(c)the means of access to any such monument; and

(d)for the purposes of section 1, any land in the vicinity of the monument
intended to be used for providing

(i)a parking place for the vehicles of persons having access, by virtue of
this Act, to the monument;

(ii)toilet facilities for those persons.

"Historic Monuments Council" means the Council constituted under section 14;

"the Minister" has the meaning assigned to it by section 14(2);

"the Ministry" has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1);

"monument" includes any land on or in which there is any site, structure or
erection (including a trade fixture), whether above or below the surface,
other than an ecclesiastical building which is being used for ecclesiastical
purposes, and also includes any parts, remains or traces of any such site,
structure or erection;

"protection" includes preservation;

"protection order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 9(1);

"scheduled monument" has the meaning assigned to it by section 7(1).


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