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An Act to make new provision for grants by the Secretary of State to the National Coal Board in respect of group deficits and further provision with respect to certain grants and payments by the Secretary of State under the Coal Industry Act 1977.
[13th June 1985]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
F1S. 1 repealed (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, ss. 67, 68(2), Sch. 11 Pt. II (with ss. 40(7), 66); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2
F1S. 2 repealed (with saving) by Coal Industry Act 1987 (c. 3, SIF 86), s. 10(3), Sch. 3 Pt. I Note
(1)In section 7(1) of the 1977 Act (schemes for the purpose of providing assistance to certain workers becoming redundant at any time between 17th July 1967 and 30th March 1986) for the words “30th March 1986” there shall be substituted the words “29th March 1987”.
(2)In subsection (5) of that section (limit on aggregate amount of payments by the Secretary of State under that section during certain specified financial years of the Board ending with that ending in March 1986 to be £1,200 million), for the words “and 1986” there shall be substituted the words “1986 and 1987”.
(3)The Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury, on one or more occasions, by order made by statutory instrument increase or further increase the limit under subsection (5) of that section, subject to a maximum of £1,800 million.
(4)No order shall be made under subsection (3) above unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the House of Commons.
In this Act—
“the 1977 Act” means the M1Coal Industry Act 1977; and
“the Board” means the National Coal Board.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Coal Industry Act 1985, and the Coal Industry Acts 1946 to 1983 and this Act may be cited together as the Coal Industry Acts 1946 to 1985.
(2)The following enactments are hereby repealed—
section 3 of the M1Coal Industry Act 1980 (which is spent); and
section 4(2) of the M2Coal Industry Act 1983 (which amends section 7(1) of the 1977 Act and is superseded by section 3(1) of this Act).
(3)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Coal Industry Act 1985