PART 3BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST

CHAPTER 6GENERAL

Supplementary

I1156Exempt religious buildings

1

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations provide that a religious building used for religious purposes is an exempt religious building for the purposes of—

a

sections 83 and 84 (temporary listing of building);

b

section 88 (requirement for works affecting listed building to be authorised);

c

section 118 (offence of intentionally damaging listed building);

d

section 137 (compulsory acquisition of listed building for preservation);

e

section 144 (urgent works for preservation of listed building).

2

For the purposes of section 88 a building is to be treated as being used for religious purposes if it would be used for those purposes but for the works in question.

3

Regulations under this section may—

a

make provision in relation to religious buildings of a description specified in the regulations (whether by reference to a religious faith or denomination, a use made of the buildings, or any other circumstance) or in relation to a particular building;

b

make provision in relation to all or part of a religious building;

c

provide that a building is an exempt religious building only in relation to works of a description specified in the regulations (whether by reference to the extent of the works, the person by whom they are carried out, or any other circumstance);

d

make different provision for buildings in different areas;

e

make consequential amendments to any other provision of this Act.

4

In this section references to a religious building—

a

include any structure or artificial object that is fixed to a religious building or within its curtilage;

b

do not include a building used, or available for use, by a minister of religion wholly or mainly as a residence from which to perform the duties of that office.