sec.154Area of land in area of coal or oil shale mining lease becomes excluded land

### sec.154 Area of land in area of coal or oil shale mining lease becomes excluded land This section applies for land if it— is within any transitional notional sub-block of an authority to prospect in force from 31 December 2004; and was, when the authority was granted, in the area of a coal or oil shale mining lease, whether or not the land was, before 31 December 2004, in the area of the authority. The land— does not form part of the area of the authority; and is taken to be excluded land for the authority. s 154 prev s 154 ins 2003 No. 56 s 5 exp beginning of 31 December 2004 (see prev s 158) pres s 154 ins 2004 No. 26 s 68 amd 2005 No. 3 s 105 sch ; 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch (sec.154-ssec.1) This section applies for land if it— is within any transitional notional sub-block of an authority to prospect in force from 31 December 2004; and was, when the authority was granted, in the area of a coal or oil shale mining lease, whether or not the land was, before 31 December 2004, in the area of the authority. (sec.154-ssec.2) The land— does not form part of the area of the authority; and is taken to be excluded land for the authority. - (a) is within any transitional notional sub-block of an authority to prospect in force from 31 December 2004; and - (b) was, when the authority was granted, in the area of a coal or oil shale mining lease, whether or not the land was, before 31 December 2004, in the area of the authority. - (a) does not form part of the area of the authority; and - (b) is taken to be excluded land for the authority.