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Mining Legislation and Safety Regulations

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Course Unit Code542-0322/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
URB044JUDr. PhDr. Vítězslav Urbanec, Ph.D.
ZAP015doc. Ing. Pavel Zapletal, Ph.D.
Summary
The purpose of this subject is to outline to students the legal principles of
mining low - whether they will be mining eng., geologists, minerals
surveyors or other specialists in general practice. It is based on the three
actual low in the Czech mining industry - Mining Act nr. 44/88, Exploitation
and Mining Act nr. 61/88, Geological Act nr. 62/88. Beside of it the
subject contents the summary of other mining leg. and its appl..
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goal of the subject is to create the ability of students to analyse and to judge of aplication of information in the field of mining legislation and safety regulations
Course Contents
Normative legal acts, generally binding regulations, the legislative process,
validity and effectiveness of legislation, advertising, numbering and publishing
source of legislation in force
· History Mining Law
· Integration State of the mining - the State Mining Authority, Ministry of
Industry and Trade, Ministry of Environment
· rules in the top right of the main themes.
· Protection of mineral resources and work safety standards in the legal
supreme law of
· mining activities and activities carried out by mining
· Mining Act, the main roads, additions
· Mining Act - mineral wealth, minerals, deposits, obligations
organizations in the use of reserved deposit, the obligation
The Law on Geological, related regulations.
· Rational use of reserve deposits, mining permitting and reporting
activities
Plan of mining and preparation for opening
· Reimbursement and financial reserves related to mining activities and the use of
resources.
• Get in the area of mining, certification of professional
eligibility, authorizations and permits for mining
· legislative procedure in approving the mining activity
· Examples of legislative requirements in the mining industry in the EU, U.S.A.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Adamus,A.: Mining Law, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty
of Mining and Geology, Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0819-6.
ACT No. 44/1988 Coll., on the protection and utilization of mineral resources (The Mining Act)
Act No. 61/ 1988 Coll. of the Czech National Council on minig activities, explosives and the State Mining Administration
Woodley, D.G.: Coal Mining Law for the Land Practitioner, Oyez, London 1992
Zákon č. 44/1988 Sb. o ochraně a využití nerostného bohatství (horní zákon)
Zákon č. 61/1988 Sb. o hornické činnosti, výbušninách a o státní báňské správě
VÍCHA, O.: Komentář k hornímu zákonu a k zákonu o hornické činnosti, výbušninách a o státní báňské správě, Wolters Kluwer 2017, 978-80-7552-557-4
WOODLEY, D.G.: Coal Mining Law for the Land Practitioner, Oyez, London 1992
Recommended Reading:
DECREE 22/1989 Coll. of the Czech Mining Authority on safety and protection of work and safety of operations in mining activities and in extracting nonreserve minerals underground
DECREE No. 26/1989 Coll. Of the Czech Mining Office on Occupational Safety and Health at Mining and Mining Activities on the surface
DECREE No 51/1989 Coll. of the Czech Mining Authority on health and safety protection at work and safety of operations in processing and refinement of minerals
Government ordinance no. 361/2007 Coll. about occupational safety and health protection


MAKÁRIUS, R.: České horní právo díl 1. Montanex, Ostrava 1999
MAKÁRIUS, R.: České horní právo díl 2. Montanex, Ostrava 2000
Vyhlášky ČBÚ č. 22/1989 Sb. o bezpečnosti a ochraně zdraví při práci a bezpečnosti provozu při hornické činnosti a při činnosti prováděné hornickým způsobem v podzemí
Vyhláška ČBÚ č. 26/1989 Sb. o bezpečnosti a ochraně zdraví při práci a bezpečnosti provozu při hornické činnosti a při činnosti prováděné hornickým způsobem na povrchu
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18