{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forced-marriage-etc-protection-and-jurisdiction-scotland-act-2011/section-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forced-marriage-etc-protection-and-jurisdiction-scotland-act-2011/section-18.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2011/15",
  "legislation_title": "Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/forced-marriage-etc-protection-and-jurisdiction-scotland-act-2011",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Crown application",
  "text": "(1) No contravention by the Crown of—\n(a) section 9(1), or\n(b) any provision made by virtue of section 10,\nmakes the Crown criminally liable.\n(2) But the Court of Session may, on the application of any public body or office holder having responsibility for enforcing section 9(1) or any provision made by virtue of section 10, declare unlawful any act or omission of the Crown which constitutes such a contravention.\n(3) Despite subsection (1), section 9(1) and any provision made by virtue of section 10 apply to persons in the public service of the Crown as they apply to other persons.\n(4) Nothing in this Act affects Her Majesty in Her private capacity.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 18 in force at 28.11.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/352, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/15/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:01.060316+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."
}