Paragraph 6 The deposit of waste on land
(1)
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the deposit of excavated material arising from a borehole or an excavation which is—
(a)
made in order to ascertain the presence, extent or quality of a deposit of a mineral other than petroleum, with a view to exploiting that mineral; or
(b)
made by the British Coal Corporation in the course of prospecting for coal workable by opencast methods; or
(c)
made by a water authority in accordance with that authority’s functions, other than waste from dredging operations.
(2)
The borehole or excavation is a development permitted by an order under section 24 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971f1, and the deposit complies with such conditions or limitations as may be specified in that order.
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