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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
heritage protection legislation ⓘ
aimedAt preservation of historic monuments ⓘ
preservation of nationally important archaeological sites ⓘ
category 1913 in British law ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation concerning historic sites ⓘ
consolidates Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 ⓘ
Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1900 ⓘ
Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1909 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
empowered Commissioner of Works ⓘ
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 ⓘ
introducedConcept guardianship of monuments by the state ⓘ
scheduling of monuments ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legalDomain cultural heritage law ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
partOf development of modern heritage protection system in the UK ⓘ
providedFor control of demolition or alteration of protected monuments ⓘ
maintenance of scheduled monuments at public expense ⓘ
purpose to consolidate earlier Ancient Monuments Protection Acts ⓘ
to strengthen state powers to protect nationally important ancient monuments ⓘ
regionApplied England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
repealed true ⓘ
repealedBy Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 ⓘ
royalAssent 1913 ⓘ
shortTitle Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 ⓘ
strengthened powers of central government over ancient monuments ⓘ
subjectMatter archaeological heritage ⓘ
historic buildings and sites ⓘ
protection of ancient monuments ⓘ
typeOfProtection statutory protection for nationally important monuments ⓘ
yearEnacted 1913 ⓘ

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Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 → replaces → Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 ⓘ
Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 → shortTitle → Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 ⓘ
Ancient Monuments Act 1931 → predecessor → Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 ⓘ