X1Working of mines

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Ss. 77-85 as originally enacted are set out following s. 85E below

C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14C15C16C17C18C1985E Exemption from liability to leave support otherwise than under Act or agreement.

Save as in this Act, or the special Act, or under any agreement between the company and the mine owner expressly provided, the mine owner as between himself and the company—

a

shall not be under any liability to leave support either inside or outside the area of protection; and

b

shall be entitled to remove such support without being liable for any damage thereby caused to the railway or works or any part thereof; but so that the removal shall be done in a manner proper and necessary for the beneficial working of the minerals and according to the usual manner of working minerals in the district in which the same is situate.