Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966 (c. 4) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to working facilities for mines and restrictions on working minerals required for support in Great Britain.[1]
Long titleAn Act to consolidate Part I of the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923 and certain enactments amending the said Part I.
Territorial extent[b]
Royal assent10 March 1966
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate Part I of the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923 and certain enactments amending the said Part I. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1966 c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 March 1966 |
| Commencement | 10 April 1966[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 15(1) of the act repealed 9 enactments, listed in schedule 1 to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 20 | Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923 | Part I. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 91 | Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1925 | The whole act. |
| 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 28 | Mining Industry Act 1926 | Section 13. |
| Section 24(3) | ||
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 27 | Mines (Working Facilities) Act 1934 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 52 | Coal Act 1938 | Section 22. |
| Section 51. | ||
| 6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 38 | Coal Act 1943 | Section 7. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 59 | Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 | Section 43. |
| 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 58 | Pipe-lines Act 1962 | Section 57. |
| 1965 c. 2 | Administration of Justice Act 1965 | In Schedule 1 the amendments of the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923, the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1925 and the Mining Industry Act 1926. |
Subsequent developments
Schedule 1 to the act was repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.[3]