Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1900
{{Short description|Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom}}
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{{Infobox UK legislation
| short_title = Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1900{{efn|Section 8. }}
| type = Act
| parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom
| long_title = An Act to amend the Ancient Monuments Protection Act, 1882.
| year = 1900
| citation = 63 & 64 Vict. c. 34
| introduced_commons =
| introduced_lords =
| territorial_extent = {{ubli|England and Wales|Scotland}}{{efn|Section 7.}}
| royal_assent = 6 August 1900
| commencement = 6 August 1900{{efn|The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.}}
| repeal_date = 15 August 1913
| amends = Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882
| amendments = Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1910
| repealing_legislation = Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913
| related_legislation =
| status = Repealed
| original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/63-64/34/enacted
}}
The Ancient Monuments Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. 34) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that aimed to improve the protection afforded to ancient monuments in Great Britain.
Details
The Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 73) had begun the process of establishing legal protection for Britain's ancient monuments; these had all been prehistoric sites, such as ancient tumuli. By the turn of the century, the scope of the earlier legislation was felt to be insufficient, and the act empowered the government's Commissioners of Work and local county councils to protect a wider range of properties. The act also allowed these groups to provide public access to ancient monuments, and to financially assist with their conservation.Mynors, pp. 8-9.
Consequences
The Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1910 (10 Edw. 7. & 1 Geo. 5. c. 3) expanded on the 1900 act. In 1913, gaps in the legislation between the protection ascribed to monuments under the three previous acts led to the a royal commission and the passing of the additional Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 32).Mynors, p. 9.
Repeal
The whole act was repealed, except so far as it related to Ireland, by section 24 of, and the second schedule to, Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 32), subject to the proviso in section 24.The Public General Statutes, pp 188 & [https://books.google.com/books?id=fOcuAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA189 189]
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Bibliography
- Mynors, Charles. (2006) [https://books.google.com/books?id=XBsuBGm5AccC Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments.] London: Sweet and Maxwell. {{ISBN|978-0-421-75830-8}}.
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Category:United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1900
Category:Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
Category:Archaeology of the United Kingdom