Section 91A: Introductory.

For the purposes of this Chapter, "abandonment", in relation to a mine,—

and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.

In this Chapter, except where the context otherwise requires—

• "the 1954 Act" means the Mines and Quarries Act 1954;

• "acting in a compulsory capacity", in the case of the official receiver, means acting as—

  (a)liquidator of a company;

  (b)receiver or manager of a bankrupt's estate, pursuant to section 287 of the Insolvency Act 1986;

  (c)trustee of a bankrupt's estate;

  (d)liquidator of an insolvent partnership;

  (e)trustee of an insolvent partnership;

  (f)trustee, or receiver or manager, of the insolvent estate of a deceased person;

• "mine" has the same meaning as in the 1954 Act;

• "the official receiver" has the same meaning as it has in the Insolvency Act 1986 by virtue of section 399(1) of that Act;

• "prescribed" means prescribed in regulations;

• "regulations" means regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• "relevant seam, vein or vein-system", in the case of any mine, means any seam, vein or vein-system for the purpose of, or in connection with, whose working any excavation constituting or comprised in the mine was made.