Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1950

1950 Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1950Act of Parliament

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Long title| An Act to provide for the carrying out of repairs and the making of payments in respect of damage affecting certain dwelling-houses and caused by subsidence resulting from the working and getting of coal and other minerals worked with coal, and for the execution of works to prevent or reduce such damage; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation| 14 Geo. 6. c. 23
Dates
Royal assent| 28 July 1950
Other legislation
Repealed by| Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973

Status: Repealed

The Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 23) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Clement Attlee. It established a scheme to provide relief for residents whose dwellinghouses had been damaged by subsidence.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ "Opinion: Fitzpatrick v the Coal Authority".
2. ^ http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Historic-film-shows-mining-town-left-sinking-feeling/story-11585791-detail/story.html [dead link]

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