{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/five-estuaries-offshore-wind-farm-order-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/five-estuaries-offshore-wind-farm-order-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/1376",
  "legislation_title": "The Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/five-estuaries-offshore-wind-farm-order-2025",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Onshore archaeology",
  "text": "(1) Geoarchaeological and archaeological evaluation and mitigation must be carried out in accordance with the archaeological mitigation strategy.\n(2) No stage of the onshore works may be commenced until, for that stage, a geo-archaeological and archaeological written scheme(s) of investigation in accordance with the outline onshore written scheme of investigation as appropriate for the relevant stage has been submitted to and approved by the discharging authority.\n(3) The onshore works must be carried out in accordance with the approved geo-archaeological and archaeological written scheme(s) of investigation as applicable in each stage as approved under sub-paragraph (2).\n(4) Intrusive onshore site preparation works must not take place until a geo-archaeological and archaeological written scheme(s) of investigation in accordance with the outline onshore written scheme of investigation as appropriate has been submitted to and approved by the discharging authority. The geo-archaeological and archaeological written scheme(s) of investigation required under this sub-paragraph must be implemented as approved.\n(5) The geo-archaeological and archaeological post investigation assessment must be completed in accordance with the programme set out in the archaeological mitigation strategy and any relevant written scheme of investigation, and provision made for analysis, publication, and dissemination of results and archive deposition.\n(6) For the purposes of this requirement “intrusive” in relation to onshore site preparation works means works within the onshore Order limits that require the breaking of the surface of the land.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9 in force at 8.1.2026, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1376/schedule/2/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:51.328273+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."
}