56Non-application of other laws

56 Non-application of other laws

(1)  The Minister, on the Heritage Council's recommendation, may by order declare that a law does not apply, or applies subject to modification, to a place which is the subject of a heritage agreement if –

(a) the law regulates or prohibits the conservation of the place; and

(b) the Minister considers it is necessary to make the order to ensure the conservation of the place.

(2)  An order in respect of a place –

(a) is to be published in the Gazette; and

(b) takes effect on the date of its publication in the Gazette; and

(c) remains in force for the duration of the heritage agreement relating to the place.

(3)  [Section 56 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 70 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Mar 2014] An order in respect of a place is not a statutory rule.