The Coal Industry Act 1992 (Commencement) Order 1993

Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 2514 (C.53)

COAL INDUSTRY

The Coal Industry Act 1992 (Commencement) Order 1993

Made

20th October 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(4) of the Coal Industry Act 1992(1), hereby makes the following Order Citation and interpretation.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Coal Industry Act 1992 (Commencement) Order 1993.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Coal Industry Act 1992.

Commencement of provisions

2.  Section 2 of the Act, Part II of the Schedule to the Act and so much of subsection (3) of section 3 of the Act as relates to the said Part II shall come into force on 20th November 1993.

Tim Eggar,

Minister for Energy,

Department of Trade and Industry

20th October 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 20th November 1993 the provisions of section 2 of the Coal Industry Act 1992 (“the Act”), Part II of the Schedule to the Act, and so much of section 3(3) of the Act as relates to Part II of the Schedule to the Act; these provisions repeal the Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908 (c. 57) and make certain other repeals which are consequential on the repeal of that Act. The Act and, therefore, the repeals made by the Act do not extend to Northern Ireland.

This Order brings into force the last remaining provisions of the Act; the other provisions came into force on Royal Assent.

(1)

1992 c. 17.