# Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, Paragraph 9HA: Power of the Scottish Ministers to serve stop notice

Extent: S

(1) If it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient that a stop notice should be served in respect of any monument or land in, on or under which there is a scheduled monument, they may serve such a notice under section 9G.
(2) A stop notice served by the Scottish Ministers has the same effect as if it had been served by Historic Environment Scotland.
(3) The Scottish Ministers must not serve such a notice without consulting Historic Environment Scotland.
(4) The provisions of this Act relating to stop notices apply, so far as relevant, to a stop notice served by the Scottish Ministers as they apply to a stop notice served by Historic Environment Scotland, but with the substitution for any reference to Historic Environment Scotland of a reference to the Scottish Ministers, and any other necessary modifications.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/46/part/I/paragraph/9HA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ancient-monuments-and-archaeological-areas-act-1979/part-I/paragraph-9HA
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