{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ancient-monuments-and-archaeological-areas-act-1979/section-9O",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/46",
  "legislation_title": "Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ancient-monuments-and-archaeological-areas-act-1979",
  "path": "section/9O",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9O",
  "heading": "Interdicts restraining unauthorised works on scheduled monuments",
  "text": "(1) Whether or not Historic Environment Scotland has exercised or proposes to exercise any of its other powers under this Act, it may seek to restrain or prevent any actual or apprehended breach of any of the controls provided by or under this Act on the execution of works affecting scheduled monuments by means of an application for interdict.\n(1A) Whether or not the Scottish Ministers have exercised or propose to exercise any of their powers under this Act, they may seek to restrain or prevent any actual or apprehended breach of any of the controls provided by or under this Act on the execution of works affecting scheduled monuments by means of an application for interdict.\n(2) On an application under subsection (1) or (1A) the court may grant such interdict as it thinks appropriate for the purpose of restraining or preventing the breach.\n(3) In this section “the court” means the Court of Session or the sheriff.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 9A-9O and cross-heading inserted (S.) (30.6.2011 for specified purposes, 1.12.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 3), ss. 6(1), 33(2); S.S.I. 2011/174, art. 2, Sch.; S.S.I. 2011/372, art. 2, Sch. (with savings in S.S.I. 2015/239, arts. 1(1), 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 9O(1) substituted (27.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.10.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), sch. 2 para. 40(a)(i) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/31, art. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2015/196, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 9O(1) substituted (27.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.10.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), sch. 2 para. 40(a)(i) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/31, art. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2015/196, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 9O(1A) inserted (27.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.10.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), sch. 2 para. 40(b) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/31, art. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2015/196, art. 2, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 9O(2) substituted (27.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.10.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 (asp 19), s. 31(2), sch. 2 para. 40(c) (with ss. 29, 30); S.S.I. 2015/31, art. 2, sch.; S.S.I. 2015/196, art. 2, sch."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/46/section/9O",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:17:08.913274+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}