Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Act 2022

5 Interpretation S

In this Act—

• “conviction” includes any finding in criminal proceedings that a person has committed an offence or done the act or made the omission charged (including a finding linked with mental disorder or in respect of which an admonition or absolute discharge is made), and “convicted” is to be construed accordingly,

• “household” means a group of people living together as a family or other unit (whether or not related) in a private dwelling, who—

  (a)

  have the dwelling as their only or main residence, and

  (b)

  share living accommodation and cooking facilities,

• “miner” means an individual who at any time during the period beginning with 12 March 1984 and ending with 3 March 1985 was employed in any part of Great Britain—

  (a)

  by the National Coal Board established under section 1 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, or

  (b)

  by a person holding a licence granted under section 36(2)(a) of that Act,

• “miners’ strike” means the national concerted stoppage of work by miners led by the National Union of Mineworkers,

• “sibling of a miner” means an individual who has at least one parent in common with a miner.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 5 in force at 27.7.2022, see s. 6