Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979

[F19NTemporary stop notices: compensationS

(1)A person who, at the date on which a temporary stop notice is first displayed in pursuance of section 9K(4), has an interest (whether as owner or occupier or otherwise) in the scheduled monument to which the notice relates or the land in, on or under which the monument is situated is entitled to be compensated by [F2Historic Environment Scotland] in respect of any loss or damage directly attributable to the prohibition effected by that notice.

(2)But subsection (1) applies only if the circumstances are as set out in one or both of the following paragraphs—

(a)the works specified in the notice are authorised by scheduled monument consent granted on or before the date mentioned in that subsection,

(b)[F3Historic Environment Scotland withdraws] the notice other than following such grant of scheduled monument consent as is mentioned in paragraph (a).

(3)Subsections (4) and (5) of section 9I apply to compensation payable under this section as they apply to compensation payable under that section; and for the purpose of that application references in subsection (5) of that section to a stop notice are to be taken to be references to a temporary stop notice.]