Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2021

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Amendment of section 52 of Act of 2000

7. (1) Section 52 of the Act of 2000 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) The Minister shall issue guidelines to planning authorities concerning development objectives—

(a) for protecting structures, or parts of structures, which are of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest, and

(b) for preserving the character of architectural conservation areas,

and any such guidelines shall include the criteria to be applied when selecting proposed protected structures for inclusion in the record of protected structures.”.

(2) Guidelines issued under section 52(1) of the Act of 2000 which are in effect immediately before the day on which this section comes into operation shall, on and after that day, continue to have the same effect as they had immediately before that day and may be revoked or amended by the Minister as if they had been issued by him or her.