Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1950 Explained

Short Title:Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1950
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to provide for the carrying out of repairs and the making of payments in respect of damage affecting certain dwelling-houses and caused by subsidence resulting from the working and getting of coal and other minerals worked with coal, and for the execution of works to prevent or reduce such damage; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Year:1950
Citation:14 Geo. 6. c. 23
Royal Assent:28 July 1950
Repealing Legislation:Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973
Status:repealed

The Coal-Mining (Subsidence) Act 1950 (14 Geo. 6. c. 23) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Clement Attlee. It established a scheme to provide relief for residents whose dwellinghouses had been damaged by subsidence.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opinion: Fitzpatrick v the Coal Authority.
  2. http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Historic-film-shows-mining-town-left-sinking-feeling/story-11585791-detail/story.html