Statutory Instruments
Coal Industry
Made
31st March 2014
Laid before Parliament
2nd April 2014
Coming into force
28th April 2014
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 68(4) and (5)(b) of the Coal Industry Act 1994(1), makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Coal Industry Act 1994 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Coal Industry Act 1994.
2. Subject to article 3, the following provisions come into force on 28th April 2014—
(a)section 67(8) of the Act, so far as it relates to provisions coming into force by virtue of paragraph (b);
(b)Part 3 of Schedule 11 to the Act, so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Schedule to this Order.
3. Any redundant mineworkers and concessionary coal payments scheme made under, or continued in force by virtue of, section 7 of the Coal Industry Act 1977(2) continues to have effect for the purpose of the recovery of any overpayments, notwithstanding the repeal of that provision.
Verma
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Energy and Climate Change
31st March 2014
Article 2(b)
| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 c. 39 | Coal Industry Act 1977 | Section 7(1) and (2) |
| 1980 c. 50 | Coal Industry Act 1980 | Sections 7, 10 and 11 |
| 1983 c. 60 | Coal Industry Act 1983 | Sections 4 to 6 and the Schedule |
| 1985 c. 27 | Coal Industry Act 1985 | Sections 3 to 5 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain of the repeals specified in Part 3 of Schedule 11 to the Coal Industry Act 1994 not previously brought into force.
Certain of the repealed provisions related to payments schemes for the making of payments to redundant mineworkers and in respect of arrangements relating to concessionary coal. Article 3 makes transitional provision to enable the recovery of overpayments made under those payments schemes.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Coal Industry Act 1994 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 67(8) (partially) and Schedule 11 (partially) | 27.3.04 | 2004/144 |
| Sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 21 and Schedules 1 and 4 | 19.9.94 | 2004/2189 |
| Sections 2, 3, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 (partially), 25-30, 35, 37, 45-47, 56-61, 67(1) and (8) (partially), 67 (7), Schedule 3, Schedule 5, Schedule 9 (partially), Schedule 10 and Schedule 11 (partially) | 31.10.94 | 2004/2552 |
| Schedule 9 (partially) and Schedule 11 (partially) | 1.11.94 | 2004/2552 |
| Schedule 11 (partially) | 24.12.94 | 2004/3063 |
| Section 24 | 31.1.95 | 1995/159 |
| Schedule 11 (partially) | 1.3.95 | 1995/273 |
| Schedule 11 (partially) | 30.6.95 | 1995/1507 |
In addition, the provisions specified in section 68(2) of the Act came into force on 31st October 1994 by virtue of the Coal Industry (Restructuring Date) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2553) and the provisions specified in section 68(3) of the Act came into force on 27th March 2004 by virtue of The Coal Industry Act 1994 (Commencement No.7) and Dissolution of the British Coal Corporation Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/144).
1977 c. 39; amended by sections 7 and 11 of the Coal Industry Act 1980 (c. 50), section 4 of the Coal Industry Act 1983 (c. 60), section 3(1) and (2) of the Coal Industry Act 1985 (c. 27), section 1(2) of, and paragraph 34 of Schedule 1 to, the Coal Industry Act 1987 (c. 3) and by S.I. 1986/631. Some payments schemes were made under section 3 of the Coal Industry Act 1967 (c. 91). That provision was repealed by the Coal Industry Act 1977, but section 7(10) of that Act contained a saving for those schemes.