# High Peak Mining Customs and Mineral Courts Act 1851, Paragraph 5


Every Miner shall, so long as his Mine shall be worked, be entitled, without making any Payment for the same, to the exclusive Use of so much Surface Land as shall be thought necessary by the Barmaster and Two of the Grand Jury and be set out by them, for the Purpose of laying Rubbish, dressing his Ore, briddling, making Meers or Ponds, and conveying Water thereto, and any other Mining Purposes. The Miner shall in all Cases, before he commences any Search or uses any Land, make Fences sufficient for the Protection of Cattle from any Injury which might arise from his Operations, and keep such Fences in sufficient Repair.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/14-15/94/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/high-peak-mining-customs-and-mineral-courts-act-1851/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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