Mining Code Act (No. 357 of 1991).

The Act applies to stone, gravel, sand, clay, lime, chalk, peat, topsoil and similar elements. Exploitation of mineral deposits on land and sea must be part of a sustainable development plan which purpose is to ensure monitoring of mining areas after extraction, raw material supply, ensure that raw materials used are quality based and that raw materials shall be, where possible, replaced by waste products. The Minister of Environment sets regulations on quality and quantity of raw materials used for construction, on the recycling thereof, on the quantity and quality of raw materials used for the manufacturing of industrial products, on the processing of certain raw material quality (abstraction) and on waste, replacement products and dredging materials from the Danish marine area to be recovered and recycled as raw material. Permission for these activities is required and is granted by the municipal council authorities for the length of max. 10 years. Non-professional abstractions of more than 200 mq. per year must be reported to the municipal council. The Minister may lay down rules regarding the exploration of raw materials in special cases of research only after authorization from the municipal council.The regional council may expropriate property not belonging to the state as well as rights over such property when the expropriation will be essential to realize a plan to promote construction. Those who conduct a mineral drilling or soil test pit, in the territorial sea or the continental shelf must, within 3 months after the execution, report to the Geological Survey on location, eventual finds in soil and water level, providing samples of the perforated layer. Results of geophysical surveys and other mineral resource studies, including the quality of raw materials, shall be reported to the Geological Survey Agency at the same time.The Act consists of 10 Chapters: Purpose (1); Mining and household (2); Occurrences on land (3); Occurrences in the territorial sea and continental shelf (4); Expropriation (5); Reports and studies (6); Monitoring (7); Administrative provisions (8); Actions and penalties (9); Entry into force and transitional provisions (10).