Part 4Coal Authority
116Additional powers of the Coal Authority: Scotland
1
After section 4F of the Coal Industry Act 1994 insert—
4GFurther powers relating to subsidence and water discharge: Scotland
1
The Authority may take such action as it considers appropriate (if any)—
a
with respect to subsidence arising otherwise than in connection with coal-mining;
b
for the purpose of preventing, or mitigating the effect of, the discharge of water other than from a coal mine into or on to any land or into the water environment.
2
The powers conferred on the Authority by subsection (1) do not affect any other function of the Authority.
2
In section 4D of that Act (power of the Coal Authority with respect to coal mine water discharge in Scotland), in subsection (2), for “and 4F” substitute “
, 4F and 4G
”
.