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F1Sch. 1 paras. 1-4 repealed (30. 11. 1991) by Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c. 45), s. 53(2), Sch.8 (with s. 37(4), Sch. 7); S.I. 1991/2508, art.2.
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F2Sch. 1 paras. 1-4 repealed (30. 11. 1991) by Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c. 45), s. 53(2), Sch.8 (with s. 37(4), Sch. 7); S.I. 1991/2508, art.2.
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F3Sch. 1 paras. 1-4 repealed (30. 11. 1991) by Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c. 45), s. 53(2), Sch.8 (with s. 37(4), Sch. 7); S.I. 1991/2508, art.2.
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F4Sch. 1 paras. 1-4 repealed (30. 11. 1991) by Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c. 45), s. 53(2), Sch.8 (with s. 37(4), Sch. 7); S.I. 1991/2508, art.2.
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F5Sch. 1 para. 5 repealed (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, ss. 67, 68(2), Sch. 11 Pt. II (with ss. 40(7), 66); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2
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F6Sch. 2 repealed (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, s. 67 Sch. 11 Pt. II (with ss. 40(7), 49, 66 and with savings in Sch. 7 para. 12(1)(b)(3)); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2
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1In section 4(6) the words “being an opencast site order” shall be omitted.E+W+S
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C1The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
2In section 5 for the words “an opencast site order”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “a compulsory rights order”.E+W+S
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C2The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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4(1)In section 7, in subsection (1) the words “or in accordance with subsection (3) of section six of this Act” shall be omitted.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (3) of that section the words “In relation to an opencast site order” shall be omitted.
(3)In subsection (5) of that section the words from “or of” to the end of the subsection shall be omitted.
(4)In subsection (6) of that section the words “or section six of this Act” shall be omitted.
(5)In subsection (7) of that section the words “or in subsection (4) of section six of this Act” shall be omitted.
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C3The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
5(1)In section 8, in subsection (1) the words “(whether it is an opencast site order or a storage site order)” shall be omitted.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (3)(b) of that section the words “or subsection (2) of section six of this Act, as the case may be” shall be omitted.
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C4The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
6In section 9 for the words “an opencast site order”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “a compulsory rights order”.E+W+S
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C5The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
7In section 36, in subsection (2) for the words “an opencast site order”, in the first place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “any compulsory rights order” and the words “opencast site”, where they occur in the proviso to the subsection, shall be omitted.E+W+S
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C6The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
8In section 49, for the proviso to subsection (5) there shall be substituted the following proviso:—E+W+S
“Provided that where the period specified in the order is less than twenty years, this subsection shall not prevent the variation of the order by the extension of that period, if the period as extended does not exceed twenty years”.
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C7The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
9In section 51(1) the definitions of “opencast site order” and “storage site order” shall be omitted and in each of the definitions of “period of occupation” and “persons directly concerned” for the words following “assigned to it” there shall be substituted the words “by section 5 of this Act”.E+W+S
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C8The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
[F1710In paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 2, for the words “an opencast site order” there shall be substituted the words “a compulsory rights order”.]S
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F17Sch. 3 para. 10 repealed (E.W.) by Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67, SIF 28:1), s. 34, Sch. 6 Pt. I
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C9The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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C10The text of ss. 4(1)(2), 6(1)—(3), 7(4), Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2, 4(1)—(5), 5(1)(2), 6—10, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
| Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 52. | The Coal Act 1938. | In Schedule 2, Part II and, in Part III, paragraph 8(c). |
| 6 & 7 Geo. 6. c.38. | The Coal Act 1943. | Section 11. |
| Schedule 2. | ||
| 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 49. | The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946. | In section 3, subsections (2) and (3) so far as not otherwise repealed. |
| 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 69. | The Opencast Coal Act 1958. | In section 4(6) the words “being an opencast site order”. |
| Section 6. | ||
| In section 7, in subsection (1), the words “or in accordance with subsection (3) of section six of this Act”; in subsection (3), the words “In relation to an opencast site order”; in subsection (5), the words from “or of” to the end of the subsection; in subsection (6), the words “or section six of this Act”; and in subsection (7), the words “or in subsection (4) of section six of this Act”. | ||
| In section 8, in subsection (1), the words “(whether it is an opencast site order or a storage site order)”; and in subsection (3)(b) the words “or subsection (2) of section six of this Act, as the case may be”. | ||
| In section 36(2), the words “opencast site”, where they occur in the proviso to the subsection. | ||
| In section 45, in subsection (3), the words “section three of the Acquisition of Land Act, as applied by”; and subsection (5). | ||
| In section 51(1) the definitions of “opencast site order” and “storage site order”. | ||
| In Schedule 10, paragraph 12. | ||
| 1968 c. 41. | The Countryside Act 1968. | In Schedule 3, in Part I, paragraph 3 of the provisions relating to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946. |
| 1971 c. 78. | The Town and Country Planning Act 1971. | In Schedule 3, paragraph 8(c). |
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