Commentary on Sections Part 2: Ancient Monuments Etc Section 13 – Temporary stop notices
90.Section 13 inserts new sections 9ZI to 9ZL into the 1979 Act to allow a temporary stop notice to be issued where it appears that unauthorised works have been or are being carried out to scheduled monuments.
91.A temporary stop notice will allow the Welsh Ministers to require an immediate halt to unauthorised works before a scheduled monument suffers further damage or destruction. It will also provide a period of time to allow the Welsh Ministers to assess the situation and to put in place arrangements for informal resolution, enforcement or prosecution.