Dean Forest (Mines) Act 1871

1. Introductory Text

2. PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Short title.

   2. 2. Interpretation.

   3. 3. Limits of Act.

   4. 4. Construction of Act.

3. PART I The Mining Commissioners of 1871

   1. 5. Mining Commissioners constituted.

   2. 6. Appointment of Commissioners.

   3. 7. Vacancies among Commissioners.

   4. 8. Commissioners neglecting to attend meetings to be considered as a refusal to act.

   5. 9. Power of two Commissioners.

   6. 10. Clerk to Commissioners.

   7. 11. Commissioners and clerk, remuneration, &c. of.

   8. 12. Power to employ surveyors, &c.

   9. 13. Expenses of Commissioners.

   10. 14. Mode of publication of notices by Commissioners.

   11. 15. Signature of notice, &c.

   12. 16. Protection of Commissioners.

   13. 17. Penalty for disturbing Commissioners.

   14. 18. Constables, &c. to aid.

   15. Duties of Commissioners

       1. 19. Subjects for decision of Commissioners.

       2. 20. Commissioners to publish notices.

       3. 21. Hearing.

       4. 22. Power to send for persons and papers.

       5. 23. Person summoned bound to attend.

       6. 24. Penalty for non-attendance or refusing to give evidence;

       7. 25. Power for Commissioners to examine on oath, &c.

       8. 26. Penalty for false evidence.

       9. 27. Rules for carrying this part of this Act into effect.

   16. Award

       1. 28. Time for award.

       2. 29. Contents of award.

       3. 30. The awards, &c. to be signed by the Commissioners in triplicate.

       4. 31. Publication of award by Commissioners.

       5. 32. Cesser of duties of Commissioners.

4. PART II MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 33. Power to gaveller to accept surrender of part of a gale.

   2. 34. Power to grant renewals of leases to assignees of free miners.

   3. 35. Minimum or dead rent to be made up to 31st December.

   4. 36. Amendment of 59 Geo.3 c.86 as to recovery of gale rents.

   5. 37. As to costs of arbitration.

   6. 38. Scale of plans of new works.