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Law Society of Scotland Guidance Notes & Directory 2006

Contents

Part 1

Law Society of Scotland Guidance Notes 2006 Adobe Acrobat document

Page

1

Introduction

4

2

Preliminary enquiries

4

3

Reproduction of forms

4

4

Mining surveys and site investigation

5

5

Dealing with lenders

5

6

Implementation of ScotForm (2006) enquiry form

6

 

 

 

Part 2

User Guide 2006 Adobe Acrobat document

 

1

Introduction

7

2

Affected areas

7

3

Procedures for finding out whether a coal mining search may be necessary

9

4

How to use the published Directory listings

9

5

How to use the Authority's online address screening service

9

6

Search enquiries and types of report

10

7

Overview of search methods

12

8

Ordering electronically (Coal Authority's online service)

12

9

Ordering by telephone

13

10

Searches by post

15

11

Expedited search service

16

12

Fees

17

13

Paying for reports

17

14

Customer account facilities

18

15

Plans

19

16

Shafts and adits

20

17

Interpretive reports

20

18

Coal mining subsidence damage claims

21

19

Time validity

22

20

ScotForm (2006) reports insurance

22

   

Part 3

Coal Authority Terms and Conditions 2006 Adobe Acrobat document

 
1

General

23
2

Records

23
3

Title Deeds, Mining Leases, Severance Instruments and Agreements

24
4

Other minerals

24
5

Liability

24
6

Shafts and adits (mine entries)

25
7

Shallow coal workings

26
8

Coal mining geology

26
9

Miscellaneous

26
10

Plans

27
11

Mining surveys and site investigations

27
12

ScotForm (2006) reports insurance

27
13

ScotForm (2006) mining reports information

28

 

Information from the Coal Authority

28

 

            Past underground coal mining

28

 

            Present underground coal mining

28

 

            Future underground coal mining

29

 

            Shafts and adits

29

 

            Coal mining geology

29

 

            Past opencast coal mining

29

 

            Present opencast coal mining

29

 

            Future opencast coal mining

30

 

            Subsidence

30

 

            Mine gas emissions

30

 

            Emergency call-out surface hazard incidents

30

 

            Withdrawal of support

31

 

            Working facilities orders

31

 

            Payments to owners of former copyhold land

31
14

Website and online service (additional terms and conditions)

32
15

Complaints procedure

33
16

Terms and conditions for the provision of mining reports

33

 

 

 

Part 4

The Directory of Places

 

 

 

 

Part 5

ScotForm (2006) Coal Mining Search Form Adobe Acrobat document

 

ScotForm (2006) Coal Mining Search Form MS Word

 

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