Article 13 Notification of mineral applications
(1)
Where notice has been given for the purposes of this article to a mineral planning authority as respects land which is in their area and specified in the notice—
(a)
by the British Coal Corporation that the land contains coal;
(b)
by the Secretary of State for Energy that it contains gas or oil; or
(c)
by the Crown Estates Commissioners that it contains silver or gold,
the mineral planning authority shall not determine any application for planning permission to win and work any mineral on that land, without first notifying the body or person who gave the notice that an application has been made.
(2)
In this article, “coal” means coal other than that won or worked by virtue of section 36(1) of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946f1.
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