EXPLANATORY NOTE
Under paragraph 2 of the Third Schedule to the Opencast Coal Act, 1958, a person who wishes to obtain compensation under section 22 of the Act for the cost of work of restoration on land which has been comprised in a compulsory rights order must give the National Coal Board advance notice of the proposed work. These regulations prescribe the minimum period of advance notice and the manner in which it is to be given. They also prescribe the period within which the National Coal Board must serve a counter-notice under paragraph 3 of the Third Schedule to the Act if they wish to object to any of the proposed work.