Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Act 2025

1 (1) This Schedule applies to an owner of land if—

(a) the Authority has carried out operations on the land under section 44, or has carried out investigations under section 55 that resulted in the carrying out of the operations,

(b) the owner has claimed compensation from the Authority under this Act, and

(c) either—

(i) no contribution order has been made in respect of the expenses that the owner otherwise has to bear in respect of the carrying out of those operations or investigations, or

(ii) one or more such orders have been made but the specified percentage or, as the case may be, the aggregate of the specified percentages is less than 100.

(2) This Schedule applies to a contributory if—

(a) the expenses in respect of which a contribution may be claimed under section 51 or 53 include expenses incurred in carrying out any operations or investigations referred to in section 53(1) or (2), and

(b) the contributory has claimed compensation from an owner of land or the Authority under this Act.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), investigations are to be treated as having resulted in the carrying out of operations if, within 12 months beginning with the day after the completion of the investigations, the Authority started to carry out the operations.