Mining Authority North Bavaria
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The North Bavarian Mining Authority is a subject area of the government of Upper Franconia . It is the state executive authority for mining law in the administrative districts of Upper Franconia , Middle Franconia , Lower Franconia and Upper Palatinate . The office is based in Bayreuth . The mining administration in the region is based on a tradition of the mining administration in the Principality of Bayreuth , which dates back to 1477.
Mining authorities in the Free State of Bavaria are the Bavarian State Ministry for Economics, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology as the highest mining authority and the two mining authorities for northern and southern Bavaria, which are incorporated into the governments of Upper Bavaria and Upper Franconia, as lower mining authorities.
The material area of responsibility of the North Bavarian Mining Authority relates to licensing and monitoring tasks in the implementation of mining law, occupational safety and environmental regulations (Federal Mining Act, Mining Ordinances, Water Acts, Immission Control Acts, Nature Conservation Acts, Forest Acts, etc.) in the companies subject to the Federal Mining Act (mines, open-cast mines, processing, underground storage facilities, drilling Visitor mines and caves) and commercial regulations when working in tunnels and galleries.
The North Bavarian Mining Authority acts as a public authority in the execution of state and municipal planning matters and the securing of raw materials and performs police duties in companies that are subject to the provisions of the Federal Mining Act.