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26In section 290 of the Highways Act 1980 (supplementary provisions as to powers of entry for the purpose of survey)—
(a)in subsection (5)—
(i)for “of the British Coal Corporation, or” there shall be substituted “of the Coal Authority, of any licensed operator (within the meaning of the Coal Industry Act 1994) or”; and
(ii)for the words from “to that Corporation” to the end there shall be substituted “to that Authority or, as the case may be, to the licensed operator or statutory undertakers concerned.”;
and
(b)in subsection (7), the words “the British Coal Corporation, or” shall be omitted.