Commentary on Sections Part 2 — Monuments of special historic interest Chapter 6 — Acquisition, guardianship and public access
152.This Chapter provides powers for the Welsh Ministers and local authorities to bring monuments of special historic interest into their care.
153.Monuments may be taken into care through acquisition. The Chapter provides that the Welsh Ministers may acquire monuments of special historic interest either by compulsory acquisition or by agreement or gift (sections 43 and 44), and that local authorities may acquire monuments by agreement or gift (section 44).
154.Monuments may also be taken into care through guardianship; the Chapter sets out arrangements that allow a person with a qualifying legal interest in a monument of special historic interest to appoint either the Welsh Ministers or a local authority as guardian of the monument (sections 45 to 48). Under these voluntary arrangements, the guardian agrees to accept responsibility for the management of the monument and acquires certain rights over the property.
155.Further sections of this Chapter relate to land in the vicinity of a monument in the guardianship of the Welsh Ministers or local authorities (sections 49 and 50), management agreements relating to monuments of special historic interest (section 51) and the arrangements for public access to monuments under the control of the Welsh Ministers or local authorities (sections 55 to 57).