The Act – Section by Section Part 2 – Modifications of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 Section 17 – Application for scheduled monument consent: inquiries and hearings
71.Section 17 amends paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1979 Act to replace the requirement to hold a public local inquiry or a hearing before determining whether or not to grant scheduled monument consent with a power to do so.