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MINERALS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1959 - SECT 3

Powers of Ministry.

3.(1) For the purpose of making and completing a geological survey of Northern
Ireland, or any part thereof, any authorised officer and any person assisting
such authorised officer may, subject to the following provisions of this
section, enter upon land and there do all such things as are in the opinion of
the Ministry or such authorised officer necessary or desirable for the purpose
of the geological survey and, in particular, break up the surface of any part
of such lands [and make boreholes or excavations therein] for the purpose of
ascertaining the rocks, strata, or minerals within or under the same, and take
and carry away specimens of the rocks, strata, or minerals found therein and
fix any post, stone, mark, or object to be used in the survey and dig up any
ground for the purpose of fixing such post, stone, mark, or object.

(2) In exercising the powers conferred by sub-section (1) no post, stone,
mark, or object shall be fixed within any walled garden, orchard, or pleasure
garden without the consent of the owner or occupier thereof.

(3) The Ministry shall not exercise, in respect of any land, the powers
conferred on it by sub-section (1) before it has served on the occupier of
such land notice in writing of its intention to exercise such powers.

(4) Where, in the exercise on any lands of any of the powers conferred by this
section, any damage is caused, the Ministry shall pay to the owner or occupier
of those lands such compensation as may be agreed upon between the Ministry
and that owner or occupier or as may in default of agreement be assessed by a
court of summary jurisdiction upon application made to it by either party
within twelve months after the damage has been caused.

(5) On an application made to it under sub-section (4) a court of summary
jurisdiction may make such order (including an order for the payment of costs)
as it may consider reasonable and such order shall have the like effect as an
order made by the court in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction.

(6) Any person who obstructs or impedes the Ministry or any authorised officer
or person assisting an authorised officer in the exercise of the powers
conferred on the Ministry or such officer or person assisting such officer by
sub-section (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [#20].[


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