BBC News Published image captionA new law will "make clear that historic monuments" such as the Buller statue "should be retained and explained" Plans to move a statue of an army general have been dropped because of a new law on historic monuments. Exeter City Council voted unanimously to abandon plans to move the depiction of General Sir Redvers Buller. A new law on cultural and historic heritage will "make clear that historic monuments should be retained and explained". A review of the statue had recommended it be moved due to the soldier's connection to the British Empire. In January, Exeter City Council agreed an application should be made for listing building consent for the relocation of the statue from a roundabout near the Exeter College entrance to an alternative location.