National Heritage Act 1983
E1004557
The National Heritage Act 1983 is a UK law that reorganized the management and protection of the nation’s historic environment and cultural property, including the establishment and powers of heritage bodies such as the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission (English Heritage).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Heritage Act 1983 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve protection of cultural property
ⓘ
reorganize management of the national historic environment ⓘ |
| allocatesFunctionsTo | Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | English Heritage Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends | Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 1983 c. 47 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsBody | Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf | Secretary of State in relation to heritage ⓘ |
| establishes | Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesStatusOf | English Heritage as a statutory body ⓘ |
| governs |
grant-aid for preservation of historic buildings
ⓘ
management of certain national heritage collections ⓘ state guardianship of historic sites ⓘ |
| grantsPowersTo | Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Secretary of State for the Environment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom heritage protection framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to establish a body corporate to be known as the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England; to provide for the transfer to that Commission of certain functions in relation to ancient monuments and historic buildings; to make further provision with respect to the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to the historic environment and cultural property; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 1982–83 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
built environment
ⓘ
culture ⓘ planning ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
cultural property
ⓘ
heritage protection ⓘ historic environment ⓘ |
| providesFor |
acquisition of historic buildings by the state
ⓘ
maintenance of ancient monuments ⓘ public access to monuments and historic properties under state care ⓘ |
| region |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| regulates |
guardianship of monuments
ⓘ
management of ancient monuments in England ⓘ management of historic buildings in England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Heritage Act 1980
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Heritage Act 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1983-03-16 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | National Heritage Act 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
ancient monuments
ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ conservation of historic buildings ⓘ national heritage collections ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public general act ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1983 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.