Article 3 Transitional and saving

Any area of coal working or former or proposed coal working which has been notified, before the date of the coming into force of this Order, by the British Coal Corporation for purposes of article 15(1)(b) of the 1992 Order shall be treated as having been notified on or after that date by the Coal Authority for those purposes and, in relation to a particular application for planning permission made before that date, the planning authority are not required to consult the Coal Authority if they have already consulted the British Coal Corporation.