SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Mines and Waste - Scotland

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In section 275(1) (interpretation)—

a

after the definition of “conservation area” there is inserted—

“depositing of mineral waste” means any process whereby a mineral-working deposit is created or enlarged and “depositing of refuse or waste materials” includes the depositing of mineral waste;

b

the definition of “development consisting of the winning and working of minerals” is omitted;

c

the definition of “mineral compensation modifications” is omitted;

d

in the definition of “minerals” for “minerals and substances in or under land” there is substituted “substances”;

e

the definitions of “relevant order”, “restrictions on the winning and working of minerals” and “special consultations” are omitted; and

f

at the end there is inserted—

“the winning and working of minerals” includes the extraction of minerals from a mineral working deposit.