2 The limit specified in sub-section (5) of section 7 of the Coal Industry Act 1977 on the aggregate amount of the payments made by the Secretary of State under that section during certain financial years is hereby increased from £1,200 million to £1,800 million.
section 7(5) was substituted by the Coal Industry Act 1980 (c.50), section 7(3), and amended by the Coal Industry Act 1982 (c. 15), section 4(2), the Coal Industry Act 1983 (c. 60), section 4(3), and the Coal Industry Act 1985 (c. 27), section 3(2)