§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 267W statutory provisions affording protection to archaeological sites; and what penalties can be imposed if such protection is contravened.
§ Mr. ShoreAn archaeological site may be protected by including it in a list published under Section 6 of the Ancient Monuments Act 1931—"scheduling". It is an offence to carry out work affecting a scheduled monument without giving me three months' notice, the penalty being, on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding £100 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or both. It is also an offence under Section 14 of the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 to injure or deface a scheduled monument, the penalty being, on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding £20 plus a sum for repairing any damage caused. Alternatively, the offender may be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one month.