Part I

Re-organisation of Coal Industry

The Coal Authority

Power of the Authority with respect to coal mine water discharge: Scotland
4D
1
The Authority may take such action as it considers appropriate (if any) for the purpose of preventing, or mitigating the effect of, the discharge of water from a coal mine into or on to any land or into the water environment.
2
In this section and sections 4E
, 4F and 4G
below—
a
“
the water environment
” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 3); and
b
references to coal mines are to coal mines vested in the Authority.
Ss. 4D-4F inserted (20.6.2005) by Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), ss. 30(1), 37(2) (with s. 36); S.S.I. 2005/351, art. 2, sch. 1
Words in s. 4D(2) substituted (26.3.2015) by Energy Act 2011 (c. 16), ss. 116(2), 121(1); S.I. 2015/880, art. 2, Sch.