UK Act of Parliament 1991 United Kingdom

Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991

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What's here

19 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Trader 5
  • Any Person 1

Plus 13 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part I — Preliminary

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Part II — Remedial Action

s.002

Duty to take remedial action.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • British Coal Corporation must repair or pay for subsidence damage Statutory regulator
s.007

Execution of remedial works.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Mining Remediation Authority must repair damage and provide progress updates Statutory regulator
s.011

Obligatory depreciation payments.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Corporation must pay for property value loss due to subsidence Statutory regulator
s.014

Depreciation payments: general.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Corporation must consult authorities and make timely depreciation payments Statutory regulator
s.020

Ecclesiastical property etc.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Mining Remediation Authority must pay compensation to the Church Board Statutory regulator
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Part III — Additional Remedies

s.022

Home loss payments.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Mining Remediation Authority must pay home loss payments for subsidence Statutory regulator
s.023

Relief for temporary dispossession.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Mining Remediation Authority must provide relief for temporary dispossession Statutory regulator
s.024

Care of vacant dwelling-houses.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Mining Remediation Authority must protect and inspect vacant houses Statutory regulator
s.026

Farm loss payments.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Mining Remediation Authority must provide farm loss payments Statutory regulator
s.027

Crop loss payments.

  • Claim compensation for crop or pasture loss caused by mining subsidence Trader
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Part IV — Preventive and Other Measures

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Part V — Supplemental

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Schedules

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the unit of property...

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(1) For any purposes of section 10 or 11 of...

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, so much of the...

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(1) Subject to paragraph 2 below, where . . ....

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(1) The following provisions of this paragraph apply in the...

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(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision...

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(1) Where in the case of property situated in England...

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Where the interest in the property in question of the...

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(1) Where the interest in the property in question of...

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(1) Subject to paragraph 2 below, the protected tenant shall...

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(1) Where in the case of any damaged property—

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The following enactments, namely— (a) section 8(1) of the Small...

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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, any person...

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(1) In the case of a person who on the...

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(1) The Corporation shall not be liable to make a...

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In this Schedule— “the local authority” means the local authority...

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(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, in...

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the obligations...

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(1) The Corporation shall not be under any obligation by...

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(1) This paragraph applies where, in pursuance of paragraph 2(1)(a)...

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(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) no damage notice has...

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Where the Corporation have elected to make a payment in...

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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, if any...

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(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the amount...

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(1) The Corporation shall not be liable to make a...

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below, Part II...

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(1) In any case where— (a) immediately before the commencement...

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(1) In Part III of this Act—

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For the purposes of section 33 of this Act (preventive...

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(1) For the purposes of section 34 of this Act...

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For the purposes of section 36 of this Act (remedial...

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Where any underground coal-mining operations proposed to be carried on...

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In this Schedule— “the 1938 Act” means the Coal Act...

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

Mining Remediation Authority

Mining Remediation Authority (formerly Coal Authority)

Manages effects of historical coal mining in England, Scotland, and Wales. Handles subsidence damage claims, mine water pollution, and other mining legacy …

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