- Enforced by
- Mining Remediation Authority
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 4 of 50 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 5 carry different penalties and 41 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 30 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts
Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Re-organisation of Coal Industry
10 of 32 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must ensure coal operators are financially soundStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Coal Authority must manage, sell and protect property in its portfolioStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authority must agree safety cooperation document with the HSEStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Coal Authority must manage coal mining licenses and industry stabilityStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must follow Secretary of State instructionsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Coal Authority must manage its wind-down and asset transfersStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure transfer recipients can finance liabilitiesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may require assistance with restructuring schemesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must apply Schedule 3 rules to the structure of successor companiesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must set government shareholding limits for successor companiesCrown / Minister / Government department
22 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Licensing of Coal-mining Operations
8 of 13 sections shown- You must obtain a license for coal-mining operationsAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must specify licence terms and mining areasStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must publish licensing rules and model termsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must follow notice procedures for enforcementStatutory regulator
- Comply with enforcement orders or face civil law suitsAny Person
- Fail to provide information or tampering with documentsAny Person
Unlimited fine
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must maintain a public register of coal licencesStatutory regulator
- Fail to notify the Authority of company insolvency or dissolutionAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Rights and Obligations in connection with Coal Mining
8 of 20 sections shown- Publish and serve notice of coal-mining operationsOperator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must notify public before revoking support rightsStatutory regulator
- Assume and manage liability for mining-related land subsidenceResponsible Person
- Accept joint liability for subsidence damage covering multiple areasLicence Holder
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may appoint an independent subsidence adviserCrown / Minister / Government department
- Provide formal notice of intention to work coal in former copyhold landAny Person
- Protect the environment and historical sites in coal-mining proposalsAny Person
- Provide false or reckless information regarding mining rightsAny Person
Unlimited fine
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
General and Supplemental
7 of 13 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Coal Authority must provide public access to mining and geological recordsStatutory regulator
- Ensure all licence information furnished to the Authority is complete and accurateOperator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must keep business information confidentialStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must publish and submit an annual reportStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must report on coal-mining museum fundingCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must provide funding for administrative and restructuring costsCrown / Minister / Government department
- Personal liability for directors and officers for company offencesDirector or Officer
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
17 of 221 shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must comply with financial determinationsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must compensate for damage caused by entryStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Designated persons must show ID before using their powerCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secure premises after entering under a relevant powerStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Mining Remediation Authority must compensate for loss or damage caused by designated person's actionsStatutory regulator
- Misuse or disclosure of trade secretsAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Disclose a trade secret obtained during premises inspectionAny Person
Unlimited fine
- Ensure foreign property and rights transfer effectively under foreign lawAny Person
- Parties to coal industry restructuring can modify transfers by written agreement with Secretary of State's approvalAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must give notice before coal industry restructuring transfersCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify affected persons of restructuring schemes or modification agreementsCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may direct successor companies to issue securitiesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may lend money to successor coal companiesCrown / Minister / Government department
- Repay Treasury guarantee payouts with interestTrader
- Fail to serve or copy notice regarding copyhold land interestsAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Fail to respond to a retained interest noticeAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Fail to notify Mining Remediation Authority of compensation payment or agreementAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
204 other schedules
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