PART 2ANCIENT MONUMENTS ETC

Modifications relating to offences

16Damaging certain ancient monuments

1

Section 28 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c.46) (offence of damaging certain ancient monuments) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after “any protected monument” insert “ situated in England ”.

3

After that subsection insert—

1A

A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages a protected monument situated in Wales is guilty of an offence if the person—

a

knew or ought reasonably to have known that it was a protected monument; and

b

intended to destroy or damage the monument or was reckless as to whether the monument would be damaged or destroyed.