# The Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 (Amendment) Order 1996, Article 2: Amendments to the 1907 Act


The following shall be substituted for the definition of “mine owner” in section 2 of the 1907 Act:
“The expression “mine owner” means:
(a) a person who would for the time being be entitled to work and get supporting minerals if the Company had no right of support in respect thereof for the Leigh Canal; and,
(b) in so far as no other person falls within the definition in paragraph (a) in respect of any supporting minerals, in respect of coal-mining operations before the restructuring date, the Coal Authority;”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1484/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/manchester-ship-canal-bridgewater-canal-act-1907-amendment-order-1996/article-2
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