# Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, Section 157: Meaning of “owner”.


(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, in this Act the expression “owner” means, in relation to a mine, the person for the time being entitled to work it.
(2) Where the business of a person who, by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this section is, for the purposes of this Act, to be taken to be owner of a mine is carried on by a liquidator, receiver or manager, or by some other person authorised to carry it on by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, the liquidator, receiver, manager or other person shall be taken for the purposes of this Act to be an additional owner of the mine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1969/6/section/157 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mines-act-northern-ireland-1969/section-157
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