Stonehenge Regulations 1997
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1997/2038 |
| Year | 1997 |
1997 No. 2038
ANCIENT MONUMENTS
The Stonehenge Regulations 1997
Made 18th August 1997
Coming into force 8th September 1997
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 19(3) and (4) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 19791and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:—
Citation, commencement and revocation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Stonehenge Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 8th September 1997.
(2) The Stonehenge Regulations 19832are hereby revoked.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations:
“the deposited plan” means the plan entitled “Plan referred to in the Stonehenge Regulations 1997”, signed by the Head of the Buildings, Monuments and Sites Division of the Department of National Heritage and deposited for inspection at the offices of the Secretary of State for National Heritage.
“English Heritage” means the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
“monument” means the ancient monument known as Stonehenge situated on Stonehenge Down near Amesbury in the county of Wiltshire and includes any part or parts of the monument;
“site of the monument” means the land shown on the deposited plan edged in black and hatched.
Acts prohibited
3. The following acts are prohibited:
(a) injuring, disfiguring, removing or otherwise interfering with in any manner the monument or any notice or any other property situated on the site of the monument;
(b) climbing on the monument;
(c) digging up, removing or otherwise interfering with any soil, grass or plants within the site of the monument;
(d) bringing onto, parking or leaving any vehicle on the site of the monument otherwise than in accordance with parking authorised by English Heritage;
(e) bringing any animal onto the site of the monument without the prior consent of English Heritage or allowing any animal to remain after such consent has been withdrawn;
(f) lighting a fire or a firework on the site of the monument;
(g) throwing a stone or discharging a weapon or missile of any kind from, over or onto the site of the monument;
(h) without reasonable excuse entering or being upon any part of the site of the monument to which access is at any time restricted by barrier or prohibited by notice.
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