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 ”.