PART 2MONUMENTS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 5ENFORCEMENT OF CONTROLS RELATING TO SCHEDULED MONUMENTS
Temporary stop notices
I131Power of Welsh Ministers to issue temporary stop notice
1
The Welsh Ministers may issue a temporary stop notice if they consider—
a
that works have been or are being carried out in relation to a scheduled monument which involve a breach of section 11 (requirement for works to be authorised) or of a condition subject to which scheduled monument consent has been granted, and
b
that the works (or any of them) ought to be stopped immediately, having regard to the effect of the works on the monument as one of national importance.
2
A temporary stop notice must—
a
specify the works to which it relates,
b
prohibit the carrying out of the works (or any of them specified in the notice),
c
set out the Welsh Ministers’ reasons for issuing the notice, and
d
state the effect of section 33 (offence of breaching temporary stop notice).
3
The Welsh Ministers must display a copy of a temporary stop notice on the monument or land to which it relates, and the copy must specify the date on which it is first displayed.
4
But if—
a
it is not reasonably practicable to display a copy of the notice on the monument or land, or
b
the Welsh Ministers consider that displaying a copy of the notice on the monument or land might damage the monument,
the Welsh Ministers may instead display a copy in a prominent place as near to the monument or land as is reasonably practicable.
5
The Welsh Ministers may serve a copy of the notice on any person they consider—
a
to be carrying out the works that the notice prohibits or causing or permitting them to be carried out,
b
to be an occupier of the monument or land to which the notice relates, or
c
to have an interest in the monument or land.