United Kingdom legislation
| Act of 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. |
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| Citation | 14 Geo. 6. c. 23 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 July 1950 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 |
| Status: Repealed | |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.
References
- "Opinion: Fitzpatrick v the Coal Authority".
- http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Historic-film-shows-mining-town-left-sinking-feeling/story-11585791-detail/story.html