Minerals Development Act 2017

PART 5

Rehabilitation

Definitions (Part 5)

131.In this Part—

“rehabilitation area” means an area designated under section 132 ;

“mine site” means the site of a mine at which minerals were worked before or after the coming into operation of this Part, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, includes the underground works and open pits of the mine, the surface where processing minerals has taken place, areas subject to any ancillary underground rights or ancillary surface rights and areas used for mineral and other waste disposal facilities and other ancillary facilities;

“rehabilitation plan” means the plan referred to in section 136 .