The main purpose of mining acts (german: Berggesetze) in law is to govern the structure of mining authorities and their responsibilities, the entitlement to mining and the oversight of safety in and around the mines. With the introduction of parliamentary legislative powers, they replaced the earlier
mining regulations issued by royalty or nobility to their states and territories.
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Bergamt A ''Bergamt'' or mining office is a mining supervisory authority in German-speaking countries below the level of the state. It exercises immediate supervision of all activities, facilities and equipment associated with mining. This includes the prom ...
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Bergrecht'' - mining law
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Bergregal
The ''Bergregal'' () was the historic right of ownership of untapped mineral resources in parts of German-speaking Europe; ownership of the ''Bergregal'' meant entitlement to the rights and royalties from mining. Historically, it was one of th ...
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Bergordnung
The Bergordnung were the mining regulations or law enacted in order to exercise the royal mining rights or ''Bergregal'' in central Europe in medieval times.
See also
* Bergrecht
* Bergregal
Literature
* Hermann Brassert (ed.): ''Berg-Ordn ...
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Mining law
External links
Legal text of the German Federal Mining ActGeneral Mining Act for the Prussian States (''Allgemeines Berggesetz für die Preussischen Staaten. of 24 June 1865'' in the: ''Zeitschrift für das Berg-, Hütten- und Salinenwesen in dem Preussischen Staate'', 13th Volume, pp. 29ffpdf, 53.84 MB
Mining law and governance
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