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The Mining Industry Act 1926 (Metrication) Regulations 1991
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- 1991 No. 2531
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These Regulations implement, for the purposes of the Mining Act 1926, Council Directive No. 80/181/EEC (O.J. 1980, L39, 15.2.80, p.40) as amended by Council Directive No. 89/617/EEC (O.J. 1989, No. L357, 7.12.89, p.28), which establishes the legal units of measurement to be used throughout the Community. These Regulations change, with effect on and after 1st January 1995, the reference in section 23(1) of the Mining Act 1926 from feet to the equivalent distance expressed in metres (regulation 2).
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