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MINES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 118

Notification of beginning and ending of certain mining operations.

118.(1) In any of the following events, namely,

(a)the beginning of operations for the purpose of opening a mine or a seam or
vein therein, the abandonment of a mine or a seam or vein therein, the
expiration of the period of two months beginning with the day on which a mine
or a seam or vein therein was last worked for the purpose of getting minerals
or products thereof and the resumption of the working of a mine or a seam or
vein therein after the abandonment thereof or after the expiration of such a
period as aforesaid; and

(b)the beginning of operations for the purpose of driving a new shaft or new
outlet of a mine, the abandonment of the use of a shaft or outlet of a mine,
the expiration of the period of two months beginning with the day on which a
shaft or outlet of a mine was last used and the resumption of the use of a
shaft or outlet of a mine after the abandonment thereof or after the
expiration of such a period as aforesaid;

(2) Where a mine or a seam or vein therein is abandoned after the day on which
it was last worked for the purpose of getting minerals or products thereof but
before the expiration of the period of two months beginning with that day, it
shall not be necessary to give notice of the expiration of that period, and
where the use of a shaft or outlet of a mine is abandoned after the day on
which it was last used but before the expiration of the period of two months
beginning with that day, it shall not be necessary to give notice of the
expiration of that period.


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