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Mining Industry Act 1926

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Mining Industry Act 1926
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision for facilitating the working of minerals and the better organisation of the coal mining industry, and with respect to the welfare of persons employed therein, and for other purposes connected with that industry.
Citation16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 28
Dates
Royal assent4 August 1926
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Mining Industry Act 1926 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Mining Industry Act 1926 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1] It made "provision for facilitating the working of minerals and the better organisation of the coal mining industry, and with respect to the welfare of persons employed therein, and for other purposes connected with that industry."

The Act continues to be an important piece of historical mining industry regulation in the United Kingdom.

Old Boston Colliery baths

References

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  1. ^ "Mining Industry Act 1926". vLex. Retrieved 2 July 2024.