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Mining Act 1992
166Use of water, timber and pasturage etc
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#### 166 Use of water, timber and pasturage etc
166 Use of water, timber and pasturage etc
> > (1) If land subject to an authority includes the surface of the land, the holder of the authority must not—
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> > > (a) use water artificially conserved on that land, or
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> > > (b) fell trees, strip bark or cut timber on that land,
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> > otherwise than in accordance with the consent of any landholder of the surface of the land or, if such a landholder refuses consent or attaches unreasonable conditions to the consent, in accordance with a determination of the Land and Environment Court.
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> > (2) If land subject to a mining lease includes the surface of the land, the holder of the lease must not—
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> > > (a) depasture horses on the land, or keep on the land any dog that is not kept under effective control, unless the land is securely fenced, or
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> > > (b) remove rock or earth from the land, except in connection with mining operations, otherwise than with the consent of the landholder of the surface of the land.
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> **s 166:** Am 1999 No 43, Sch 1 \[34\]–\[36\]; 2008 No 107, Sch 19 \[15\].