[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]
| A1* | Page 2, line 44, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Secretary of State shall provide the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England with such additional funds as are necessary for the Commission to exercise any functions specified by a direction under subsection (2)." |
| | THE BARONESS ANELAY OF ST JOHNS |
| 1 | Page 3, line 1, after "is" insert ", or may be," |
| | THE LORD RENFREW OF KAIMSTHORN |
| 2 | Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Local authority sites and monuments records |
| (1) | It shall be the duty of each responsible local authority in England to maintain an archaeological sites and monuments record. |
| (2) | The Secretary of State may by order prescribe— |
| (a) | the local authorities with responsibility under subsection (1), |
| (b) | the area of responsibility for each authority, and |
| (c) | standards to which sites and monuments shall conform. |
| (3) | In maintaining archaeological sites and monuments records, it shall be the duty of local authorities to record portable antiquities found by members of the public whose residence or place of work is within the area of the authority." |
