Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 17 > Article 3 - Admission and Discharge of Voluntary Patients

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Council: means the Mining Council created by §§ 48-21-10 and 48-21-20. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Exploration: means the act of breaking the surface soil to determine the location, quantity, or quality of a mineral deposit. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Land: includes submerged lands underlying a river, stream, lake, sound, or other body of water and specifically includes, among others, estuarine and tidal lands. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Mining: means :
  
  (a) the breaking of the surface soil to facilitate or accomplish the extraction or removal of ores or mineral solids for sale or processing or consumption in the regular operation of a business;
  
  (b) removal of overburden lying above natural deposits of ore or mineral solids and removal of the mineral deposits exposed, or by removal of ores or mineral solids from deposits lying exposed in their natural state. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Neighboring: means in close proximity, in the immediate vicinity, or in actual contact. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Operating permit: means a permit for mining activity that is issued to an operator by the department. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Operator: means a person engaged in mining operations, whether individually, jointly, or through subsidiaries, agents, employees, or contractors. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Permitted land: means the affected land in addition to (a) lands identified for future mining to become affected land; (b) an undisturbed or buffer area that is or may become adjacent to the affected land. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Probate: Proving a will
• Reclamation: means the reasonable rehabilitation of the affected land for useful purposes and the protection of the natural resources of the surrounding area. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
• Reclamation plan: means the operator's written proposal as required and approved by the department for reclamation of the affected land, which includes but is not limited to:
  
  (a) proposed practices to protect adjacent surface resources;
  
  (b) specifications for surface gradient restoration, including sketches delineating slope angle, to a surface suitable for the proposed subsequent use of the land after reclamation is completed, and the proposed method of accomplishment;
  
  (c) manner and type of revegetation or other surface treatment of the affected areas;
  
  (d) method of prevention or elimination of conditions that are hazardous to animal or fish life in or adjacent to the area;
  
  (e) method of compliance with state air and water pollution laws;
  
  (f) proposed methods to limit significant adverse effects on adjacent surface water and groundwater resources;
  
  (g) proposed methods to limit significant adverse effects on significant cultural or historic sites;
  
  (h) method of rehabilitation of settling ponds;
  
  (i) method of control of contaminants and disposal of mining refuse;
  
  (j) method of restoration or establishment of stream channels and stream banks to a condition minimizing erosion, siltation, and other pollution;
  
  (k) maps and other supporting documents reasonably required by the department; and
  
  (l) a time schedule, including the anticipated years for completion of reclamation by segments, that meets the requirements of § 48-20-90. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40