Section 91B requires a mine operator to give notice of abandonment of a mine or part of a mine to the Environment Agency at least six months before any proposed abandonment.

Regulation 2 and Schedule 1 to these Regulations prescribe the information that must be contained in the notice of proposed abandonment or abandonment under section 91B(1), (4)(b) (notice following an emergency) or (5) (notice given by the official receiver or the Accountant in Bankruptcy).

Regulation 3 and Schedule 2 to these Regulations contain the particulars which the mine operator is required to publish in a local newspaper in relation to a notice under regulation 2.