Preservation of Monuments Act 2009 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Provisions for Preservation of Monuments
18. Enforcement notice
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If the Board is satisfied —
Board
“Board” means the National Heritage Board established under the National Heritage Board Act 1993;
that section 15(1) or (1A) has been or is being contravened in respect of a national monument or proposed national monument; or
national monument
“national monument” means any monument that is subject to a preservation order and includes any land containing or adjacent to such monument that is specified in the preservation order under section 11(3);
that a national monument or proposed national monument is, due to any operation or activity by any person, at risk of or is actually being destroyed, removed, damaged or altered,the Board may, by notice in writing (called an enforcement notice), require —
proposed national monument
“proposed national monument” means a monument covered by a notice under section 11(7)(a) of the Minister’s intention to make a preservation order protecting the monument;
the owner or occupier of the national monument or proposed national monument;
occupier
“occupier”, in relation to any monument or land, means the person in occupation of, or having the charge, management or control of, the monument or land, whether on the person’s own account or as an agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
the person who committed or is committing the contravention; or
the person who carried out or is carrying out the operation or activity,to do all or any of the following within the time specified in the enforcement notice:
enforcement notice
“enforcement notice” means a notice issued by the Board under section 18;
to stop carrying out in relation to the national monument or proposed national monument any operation or activity that may be specified in the enforcement notice;
to stop using the national monument or proposed national monument for any purpose that may be specified in the enforcement notice;
to take, at the own expense of the owner, occupier or person given the enforcement notice, any protective, remedial or other measures in relation to the national monument or proposed national monument that may be specified in the enforcement notice.