Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Act 2025

29 Proposal to make notifiable change

(1) If the Authority proposes to make a notifiable change in relation to a disused tip, it must give notice of the proposal (a “notice of a proposed change to the register”) to—

(a) every owner and every occupier of the land on which the tip is situated, and

(b) any other person who, to the Authority’s knowledge, has an estate or interest in that land otherwise than as a mortgagee.

(2) A notice of a proposed change to the register must—

(a) identify the disused tip;

(b) include a copy of the map in the register that shows the area of the tip;

(c) explain the change the Authority is proposing (which must, in the case of a change to the area of a tip shown on a map in the register, include a map showing the proposed revisions clearly marked);

(d) explain the Authority’s reasons for the proposal;

(e) specify the period for making representations to the Authority about the proposal, which must be a period of at least 30 days beginning with the day after the day on which the notice is given;

(f) explain how a person may make representations.

(3) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (2)(e) to change the minimum period for making representations, but the amended period must not be less than 14 days.