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.