Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
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The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1292167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 Context triple: [Historic Environment Scotland, legalBasis, Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014]
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A.
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland is the public body responsible for protecting, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment, including many of its most important monuments and heritage sites.
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B.
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts
The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and update various aspects of Scots civil law across multiple legal areas.
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C.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland was a public body responsible for surveying, recording, and promoting the understanding of Scotland’s archaeological and built heritage.
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D.
Land Registration (Scotland) Acts
The Land Registration (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernize and govern the system for recording and guaranteeing rights in land and property in Scotland.
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E.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 Target entity description: The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
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A.
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland is the public body responsible for protecting, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment, including many of its most important monuments and heritage sites.
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B.
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts
The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and update various aspects of Scots civil law across multiple legal areas.
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C.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland was a public body responsible for surveying, recording, and promoting the understanding of Scotland’s archaeological and built heritage.
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D.
Land Registration (Scotland) Acts
The Land Registration (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernize and govern the system for recording and guaranteeing rights in land and property in Scotland.
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E.
Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| affects |
heritage conservation policy in Scotland
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owners and managers of historic properties in Scotland ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| authorities |
Scottish Government
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surface form:
Scottish Ministers
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| basedOn | policy for integrated management of the historic environment in Scotland ⓘ |
| concerns |
management of properties in care of the Scottish Ministers
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promotion of understanding and enjoyment of the historic environment ⓘ protection of historic sites in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| creates | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| defines | functions of Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Scottish Government
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surface form:
Scottish Government publications
legislation.gov.uk entry for the Act ⓘ |
| enables | creation of Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| governs | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on financial arrangements for Historic Environment Scotland
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provisions on functions and powers of Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ provisions on governance of Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ provisions on transfer of property and staff to Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (subject to later amendments) ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Historic Environment Scotland
ⓘ
cultural heritage protection ⓘ historic environment ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for Scotland’s historic environment
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to make provision for functions relating to Scotland’s historic environment ⓘ |
| regulates |
care of historic buildings and monuments in Scotland
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management of Scotland’s historic environment ⓘ promotion of Scotland’s historic environment ⓘ |
| replaces |
some functions of Historic Scotland
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some functions of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland ⓘ |
| sector |
cultural heritage
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public sector ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 self-link ⓘ |
| topic |
heritage management
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public bodies in Scotland ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
heritage law
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public law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 Description of subject: The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
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shortTitle
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Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
self-link
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