Minerals Development Act 2017
Determination of compensation for exercise of ancillary underground rights | ||
107. (1) After receiving a claim for compensation that has not been extinguished under section 106 , the Mining Board shall determine, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 6, entitlement to compensation and award compensation in an amount equal to the value (if any) of the subsurface at the time of making its decision. | ||
(2) The assessment of compensation shall be governed by the rules in section 2 of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919 (including those rules that apply where compensation is payable by a planning authority) and references to a “property arbitrator” in those rules shall be read as references to the Mining Board. |