Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882

Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the better protection of Ancient Monuments.
Citation45 & 46 Vict. c. 73
Introduced byJohn Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
Dates
Royal assent18 August 1882
Other legislation
Repealed byAncient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it then was). It was introduced by John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, recognising the need for a governmental administration on the protection of ancient monuments, and was finally passed after a number of failed attempts on heritage protection acts. The gradual change towards a state-based authority responsible for the safeguarding of the Kingdom's national heritage manifested itself through the appointment of the first Inspector of Ancient Monuments in 1882, General Pitt Rivers.[1]

  1. ^ Tylor, Edward Burnett (1901). "Pitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane Fox" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.