The Coal Authority owns copyright and database rights in its data sets.
The Coal Authority permits others to use and re-use this intellectual property under licence.
The type of licence required depends on the end use for which the data is required.
If you are unsure about what what license to apply for, please contact us at datasolutions@coal.gov.uk
This licence applies to data supplied for commercial evaluation and development purposes.
‘Use’ means the use of Coal Authority data by persons or legal entities ‘for commercial or non-commercial purposes within the public task for which the documents were produced’. Where available, data sets which are licenced for use will contain personal data.
‘Re-use’ means the use of Coal Authority data by persons or legal entities ‘for commercial or non-commercial purposes other than the initial purpose within the public task for which the documents were produced’ (as defined by the European Directive on the Re-Use of Public Sector Information 2015).
Data sets which are licenced for reuse will have all personal data removed.
This licence applies to data supplied to businesses for internal purposes such as mining hazard and risk analysis, site investigations, asset management and hydrocarbon exploration companies
The Coal Authority licence applied to data supplied to third parties, including the Coal Authority’s own mining reports business, for the purpose of creating mining search reports and related products as described by the Coal Authority’s public task.
These royalty rates apply with effect from 1 December 2015 until further notice. Royalty units are payable per data set per third party report or product produced. Different royalty rates apply to third party ‘Residential’ and ‘Commercial’ reports.
A single unit residential property, either existing or currently being built, such as a single plot on a residential development site. For all residential reports a single royalty unit per data set per third party report produced will apply.
Non-residential property, commercial or development sites, multiple unit residential sites, or non-residential sites. For all such sites up to a maximum of 25 hectares a single royalty unit per data set per report produced will apply.
All such sites greater than 25 hectares will be charged in whole multiple royalty units of 25 hectares, such as a site of 26 hectares will be charged at two royalty units per data set per report produced.