Transitional provision
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(1) continues to have effect for the purpose of the recovery of any overpayments, notwithstanding the repeal of that provision.
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 That provision was repealed by the Coal Industry Act 1977, but section 7(10) of that Act contained a saving for those schemes.