Legal implications for landowners in the development of new coalfields

Vincent, Peter

Legal implications for landowners in the development of new coalfields - 1984 - Law Society`s Gazette 81(21) 6 June 1984, 1589-1593(3) .

Recent developments in the coal industry are likely to lead to a resurgence of legal and mineral activity in the near future. This article outlines the history of coal mining legislation from the Coal (Regulation of Ownership) Act 1937 to the Coal Industry Act 1975 and also stresses that time is now running against certain valuable copyhold interests.


MINERAL VALUATION