Mining Act 1992

Before cancelling an authority, otherwise than at the request of the holder of the authority, the decision-maker is to cause a written notice to be served on the holder of the authority that contains the following—

notice that the authority is proposed to be cancelled,

details of the grounds for the proposed cancellation,

notice that the holder of the authority has a specified period (of at least 28 days) in which to make representations with respect to the proposed cancellation.

The decision-maker must not cancel an authority, otherwise than at the request of the holder of the authority, unless—

the decision-maker has taken any such representations received from the holder of the authority into consideration, or

the period specified in the notice has elapsed and no such representations have been received.

The decision-maker is to cause written notice of the cancellation of an authority to be given to the holder of the authority.

The cancellation takes effect on the date on which the written notice of the cancellation is given to the holder of the authority, or on a later date specified in the notice.

The cancellation of an authority does not affect any liability incurred by the holder of the authority before the cancellation took effect.