Dean Forest (Mines) Act 1871

1871 CHAPTER 85

An Act to make further provision respecting the opening and working of Mines and Quarries in Her Majesty's Forest of Dean, and in the hundred of Saint Briavels, in the county of Gloucester; and for other purposes connected therewith.

[16th August 1871]

Whereas the Commissioners appointed by an Act passed in the session of Parliament held in the first and second years of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for regulating the "opening and working of Mines and Quarries in the Forest of Dean "and hundred of Saint Briavels, in the county of Gloucester," (in referred to as the [1 & 2 Vict. c. 43.] Act of 1838,) duly made and published ance of the provisions in the said Act contained three several elating respectively to coal mines, iron mines, and quarries, and dated respectively the eighth day of March, the twentieth day and the twenty-fourth day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, the schedules to which awards annexed contained certain rules and regulations :

And whereas the said Commissioners did by two rules respectively distinguished by the number 4 in the second schedules to the said award of coal mines, and to the said award of iron mines respectively annexed (in this Act referred to as " Rule 4 "), prescribe the times within which persons then or thereafter holding unopened gales of coal and iron should bonh fide commence opening the same :

And whereas the said Commissioners did by two other rules respectively distinguished by the number 14 in the said second schedules to the said last-mentioned awards respectively annexed (in this Act referred to as " Rule 14 ") prescribe how and in what manner every galee or other person holding through or under him might make up the short workings of any year or years : And whereas by another Act passed in the session of

And whereas by another Act passed in the session of Parliament held in the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled " [24 & 25 Vict. c. 40.] An Act to make further provision for the management of Her Majesty's Forest of Dean and of -the mines and quarries therein, and in the Hundred of Saint Briavels, in the county of Gloucester," certain parts of the Act of 1838, and certain of the Rules (other than Rule 4 and Rule 14 herein-before referred to) made under the authority and in pursuance of the said last-mentioned Act, were altered and amended, and certain other provisions with reference to the mines and quarries within, the said-Forest and Hundred were made :

And whereas doubts as to the meaning of Rule 4 and Rule 14 have arisen, and with a view to the quieting of such doubts, and to ascertaining and settling the meaning and application of the said rules, it is expedient that such provisions be made as are in this Act expressed

And whereas it is also expedient to alter and amend certain parts of the said recited Acts, and of the said rules and regulations, and to make certain other provisions with reference to mines and quarries within the said Forest and Hundred :

May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by ands with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temr^ and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, anc; authority of the same, as follows :