Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913
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The Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 was a key piece of early 20th-century UK legislation that strengthened state powers to protect and preserve nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
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| Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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heritage protection legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
preservation of historic monuments
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preservation of nationally important archaeological sites ⓘ |
| category |
1913 in British law
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United Kingdom legislation concerning historic sites ⓘ |
| consolidates |
Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882
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Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1900 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1909 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| empowered |
Commissioner of Works
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state to acquire monuments by agreement ⓘ state to enter into guardianship agreements with owners ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early 20th-century landmark in UK heritage protection ⓘ |
| influenced | Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
guardianship of monuments by the state
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scheduling of monuments ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
cultural heritage law
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planning and conservation law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to consolidate and amend the Ancient Monuments Protection Acts, 1882 to 1900 ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | development of modern heritage protection system in the UK ⓘ |
| providedFor |
control of demolition or alteration of protected monuments
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maintenance of scheduled monuments at public expense ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate earlier Ancient Monuments Protection Acts
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to strengthen state powers to protect nationally important ancient monuments ⓘ |
| regionApplied |
England
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealed | true ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1913 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened | powers of central government over ancient monuments ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
archaeological heritage
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historic buildings and sites ⓘ protection of ancient monuments ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | statutory protection for nationally important monuments ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1913 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
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Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913
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