UK Act of Parliament 1986 United Kingdom

Protection of Military Remains Act 1986

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Enforced by
HES
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 3 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Director or Officer1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.002 Offences in relation to remains and prohibited operations. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Tamper with protected military wreck remains or carry out prohibited salvageAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.005 Supplemental provision with respect to licence applications. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Make false statement to obtain a licenceAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.007 Supplemental provisions with respect to offences. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Consent to or neglect company offence under Protection of Military Remains ActDirector or Officer
7 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Application of Act. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Extraterritorial jurisdiction. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Licences to carry out prohibited works, operations (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Powers of boarding by authorised persons. (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Administrative expenses. (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Interpretation. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Short title, commencement and extent. (opens in a new tab)

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.