Preservation of Monuments Act 2009 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Provisions for Preservation of Monuments
21. Injunctions
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Where the Director or a Monument Inspector considers it necessary or expedient for any actual or apprehended contravention of the provisions of this Act to be restrained by injunction, the Director or Monument Inspector may apply to the General Division of the High Court for an injunction, whether or not the Director or Monument Inspector has exercised or is proposing to exercise any of his or her other powers under this Act.
Director
“Director” means the Director of National Monuments appointed under section 8;
Where the Director or a Monument Inspector applies for an injunction under subsection (1), the General Division of the High Court —
Monument Inspector
“Monument Inspector” means any person appointed under section 9 to be a Monument Inspector for the purposes of this Act;
is not bound to require an undertaking in damages from the Director or Monument Inspector; and
may grant any injunction that the General Division of the High Court thinks appropriate in the circumstances.