17th March 2008, 04:59 PM
Yes, it becomes law on 6th April 08. Other than restrictions on Scheduled Monumnents the only way around this would be to apply Article 4(1)s withdrawing PD rights on any sites at risk - gardens excluded from SAMs anyone? However, this would have to be done in advance and is not a quick fix, needing consultation etc. Would suggest that curators need to identify key sensitive sites and then get the 4(1)s applied.