Coal Industry Act 1994 (c. 21)

Part I U.K. Re-organisation of Coal Industry

The Coal Authority E+W+S

[F1 4D Power of the Authority with respect to coal mine water discharge: Scotland E+W+S

(1) The Authority may take such action as it considers appropriate (if any) for the purpose of preventing, or mitigating the effect of, the discharge of water from a coal mine into or on to any land or into the water environment.

(2) In this section and sections 4E [F2 , 4F and 4G] below—

(a) “the water environment” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3); and

(b) references to coal mines are to coal mines vested in the Authority.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 4D-4F inserted (20.6.2005) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), ss. 30(1), 37(2) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, sch. 1

F2 Words in s. 4D(2) substituted (26.3.2015) by Energy Act 2011 (c. 16), ss. 116(2), 121(1); S.I. 2015/880, art. 2, Sch.