{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/operations-in-areas-of-archaeological-importance-forms-of-notice-etc-regulations-1984/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1984/1285",
  "legislation_title": "The Operations in Areas of Archaeological Importance (Forms of Notice etc.) Regulations 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/operations-in-areas-of-archaeological-importance-forms-of-notice-etc-regulations-1984",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "These regulations, which apply only to England and Wales, prescribe for the purposes of Part II (Archaeological Areas) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979:—\n(1) the form of operations notice to be served before operations which disturb the ground, flooding operations, and tipping operations are carried out;\n(2) the form of certificate to accompany an operations notice;\n(3) the steps to be taken by a district council or a London borough council on whom an operations notice is served; and\n(4) the form of notice of intention to excavate to be served by an investigating authority for an area of archaeological importance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/1285/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T17:33:46.573885+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."
}